Mountbatten Death Photos

Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg.

Mountbatten death photos. But lord mountbattens death in the crown season 4 feels like an exception. The uncle and cherished mentor of prince philip met his end in an extremely violent manner making his death one of the. Photo must be credited calpha press 050000 25021960 the funeral of edwina mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma louis mountbatten with his pamela hicks countess mountbatten of burma patricia knatchbull and princess alice on board hms wakeful off portsmouth in hampshire. Anwar hussein getty images.

The death of lord mountbatten and tributes paid to him will be seen in contrast to the apathy of the british government and english people to the deaths of over 300 british soldiers and the. With the crowns 4th season premiering on november 15 here is what to know about lord mountbattens death its ripple effects throughout england and how it figures into the series storylines. The death of the queens second cousin the last viceroy of india was so shocking it attracted more global attention than a separate ira ambush that killed 18 british soldiers a few hours. The killing of lord mountbatten represented a pointed attack on the monarchy which continued as the queen remained a prime target of the ira.

25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Select from premium lord mountbatten killed by ira bomb of the highest quality.