Lord Mountbatten Coup Wiki
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 ii.
Lord mountbatten coup wiki. Andrew lownie author of a new book on the mountbattens explores the truth of the suggested coup attempt november 29 2019 at 948 am. For example did prince philips uncle lord mountbatten played by charles dance actually participate in a plan to overthrow prime minister harold wilson. 48 hours later lord mountbatten holds a meeting with mr.
The fifth episode of the crown season three is titled coup which is pretty accurate as the drama shows newspaper boss and bank of england director cecil king rupert vansittart trying to woo. The crown season 3 shows lord mountbatten or uncle dickie plan a coup to unseat prime minister harold wilson. The fifth episode of series three of the crown sees royal family member lord mountbatten approached to lead a coup against harold wilsons struggling labour government.
An fbi dossier on mountbatten released in. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. There was again talk of a military coup with rumours of lord mountbatten as head of an interim administration after wilson had been deposed.
Heres the true story behind the tv show. King wants lord mountbatten as prime minister in what is described as a coup. How much of the drama is true.
Throughout lord mountbattens life and in the years after he died in an ira bombing on august 27 1979 rumors swirled about his extramarital affairs. He claims a coup in the uk is almost impossible unless they got the support of the crown.