Lord Mountbatten Dickie
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Lord mountbatten dickie. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Hes also called uncle dickie but. 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.
Queen victoria held him in her arms as he was christened louis francis albert victor nicholas. Portrayed by english actor greg wise in seasons one and two and game of thrones alum charles dance in the forthcoming seasons three and four uncle dickie as hes affectionately known to the. The loss of lord louis mountbatten charles danceprince philips uncle and father figure to prince charles known as uncle dickie in the seriesis a shock that has a ripple effect.
The water was calm off the irish coast as a small fishing boat carrying lord dickie mountbatten and his family made its way out to sea. Lord louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma 1900 1979 british naval commander and statesman. There will be spoiler alerts in this story.
The fourth season opens with the royal family under siege at sea by the ira with the devastating climax of the episode being the assassination of lord louis dickie mountbatten. Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning. It was uncle dickie who played matchmaker and introduced the young princess.
In the first episode of netflixs newest season of the crown we watch lord mountbatten known affectionately as uncle dickie board a humble fishing boat known as the shadow vin a moment that.