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Mountbatten was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, and uncle to her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. [6] As Chief of the Defence Staff, Mountbatten served as head of the British Armed Forces from 1959 to 1965, [7] having previously headed the Royal Navy as the First Sea Lord. [8]
Lord Dickie Mountbatten arrives at Viceroy's House in New Delhi in 1947 with his strong-willed wife Edwina and daughter Pamela.As the final Viceroy of India, he is in charge of overseeing the dissolution of the British Raj and the establishment of an independent Indian nation.
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; [n 1] 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, Royal Navy officer and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg ...
Prince Philip's close relative Lord Mountbatten (aka Uncle Dickie) serves as a mentor to Prince Charles in The Crown, but what was he like in real life? ... including facts about his tragic death ...
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The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1943. [20] (According to Kinematograph Weekly the film was the most popular. [21]) The film was one of the most successful British films ever released in the US, earning $1.8 million in rentals ($24.6 million in 2023 dollars [22]). [23]
The Crown season 3 shows Lord Mountbatten (or "Uncle Dickie") plan a coup to unseat Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Here's the true story behind the TV show.
Articles relating to Lord Mountbatten (1900–1979) and his military career. ... Assassination of Lord Mountbatten; M. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia;