Lord Mountbatten Uncle To Prince Philip

Photo by tim graham photo library via getty images for months during 1968 media tycoon and bank of england director cecil king publicly advocated the formation of a coalition government. As the brother of princess alice and the uncle of prince philip it was mountbatten who introduced the prince to his future wife a young elizabeth ii years before she was crowned the queen of. Queen elizabeth ii and lord louis mountbatten uncle of her husband prince philip.
lord mountbatten uncle to prince philip

Getty images prince philip called his uncles death a senseless act of terrorism in a poignant letter to a friend.

Lord mountbatten uncle to prince philip. Prince philip right with his uncle lord mountbatten who was killed in 1979. Uncle dickie serves as a mentor to prince charles in the crowns second season but what was. As the son of prince louis of battenberg and princess victoria of hesse and by rhine and as the great grandson of queen victoria lord mountbatten was uncle to prince philip and a distant cousin. Lord mountbatten was related to both prince philip and queen elizabeth since lord mountbatten was a great grandson of queen victoria he was queen elizabeths second cousin once removed.

As with many royal relatives louis mountbatten was related to both prince philip and queen elizabeth. The loss of lord louis mountbatten charles danceprince philips uncle and father figure to prince charles known as uncle dickie in the seriesis a shock that has a ripple effect. In the crown prince philips close relative lord mountbatten is portrayed by english actor greg wise. A great grandson of queen victoria he was a distant cousin of the queens as well as prince.