Behind the myth of uncle dickie fixer to the royals lord mountbatten was close to the royals but his role was a complex one by anna pasternak 14 november 2020 219pm.

Lord mountbatten real photo. There will be spoiler alerts in this story. Photo by ronald dumontexpresshulton archivegetty images. The new season of the crown depicts the funeral of lord mountbatten.

What lord mountbattens real funeral was like in photos on august 29 1979 louis mountbatten earl of burma also known as lord mountbatten and in the crown diminutively as uncle dickie died off the coast of ireland in an ira bomb blast. World news us what a real lord mountbatten funeral looked like in pictures. Hes also called uncle dickie but.

Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Tim graham photo library via getty images read more related articles. The attack took place over the.

Prince charles was encouraged by lord mountbatten to sow his wild oats image. Lord mountbatten on 7 july 1966. 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.

On september 5 1979 the british royal family gathered at westminster abbey for lord mountbattens funeral service. From the country town of cameroon magazine cameroun info cameroun actu 1st earl mountbatten of burma autoplayvideo british royal family charles ctpvideo diana duke of edinburgh features lord louis mountbatten ira lord mountbatten. The westminster abbey party was filmed in season 4 of the crown.

Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning. The killing of lord mountbatten represented a pointed attack on the monarchy which continued as the queen remained a prime target of the ira. The crown season 4s most dramatic moments.