Funeral De Lord Mountbatten
After the funeral the body was buried at romsey abbey near the family seat of broadlands.
Funeral de lord mountbatten. Here photos from the very real event whichthanks to the crowns. Lord mountbatten a great grandson of queen victoria uncle of the duke of edinburgh and the last british viceroy of india was killed when an ira bomb exploded in his fishing boat in ireland. The remote controlled explosive planted on the mountbattens fishing boat the night before took the lives of four people.
Prince charles then 30 years old delivered a reading. On september 5 1979 the british royal family gathered at westminster abbey for lord mountbattens funeral service. The news of the murder of this retired old sailor affected many not just in the united kingdom but throughout the world.
Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. 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 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.
Mountbattens own boots had been placed reversed in the stirrups. Lord mountbattens funeral was held at westminster abbey on 5 september an event that is depicted in the new season of the netflix drama. Lord mountbatten funeral obituary service notices bio death.
During the parade that preceded the funeral lord mountbattens black charger horse dolly was led by an attendant.