Lord Mountbatten Grandson Killed
Three others were killed in the attack including mountbattens 14 year old grandson nicholas.
Lord mountbatten grandson killed. Mountbatten was married on 18 july 1922 to edwina cynthia annette ashley daughter of wilfred william ashley later 1st baron mount temple himself a grandson of the 7th earl of shaftesbury. His 15 year old grandson the hon nicholas brabourne also died in the blast as well as his boatman paul maxwell 915am. Two teenage boys mountbattens grandson nicholas 14 and local fishermans.
Tim survived the tragedy but was robbed of a proper goodbye to his brother nick that one of the murdered was lord mountbatten great grandson of queen victoria uncle to prince philip. She was the favourite granddaughter of the edwardian magnate sir ernest cassel and the principal heir to his fortune. Lord mountbatten was the great grandson of queen victoria credit.
Hulton archive getty. Elderly dowager lady doreen bradbourne. On that day an ira bomb placed aboard that ship killed her son mountbatten his 14 year old grandson nicholas and nicholass grandmother the 83 year old dowager lady brabourne.
According to a documentary titled mountbatten. The bomb ripped apart the boat and killed lord louis mountbatten 79 instantly. And 15 year old boat boy paul maxwell.
Death of a royal they wanted to spend the beautiful day with lobster potting tuna fishing and other leisurely activities tragedy struckthe group was already out at sea when the bomb exploded. The provisional irish republican army claimed responsibility for the august 27 1979 murder of lord louis mountbatten 79 earl of burma great grandson of queen victoria second cousin of queen. Also killed were his 14 year old grandson nicholas.
Lord mountbatten his 14 year old grandson nicholas and paul died on the spot. Lord mountbatten died when a bomb was planted on his converted fishing boat. All on board were blown into the water and when mountbattens body was found face down his legs were said to have been badly severed.