Lord Mountbatten Nickname Dickie
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Lord mountbatten nickname dickie. 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. Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning. The fourth season opens with the royal family under siege at sea by the ira with the.
Lord mountbattens nickname was dickie despite his full name being louis francis albert victor nicholas. Season 4 of netflixs royal drama the crown opens with a shocking tragedy when the queens cousin lord louis mountbatten a highly decorated former royal navy officer chief of the defence staff and viceroy of india is assassinated by an ira bomb. Mountbatten who was known as uncle dickie in the royal household was on a fishing trip on his boat shadow v off the coast of.
Behind the myth of uncle dickie fixer to the royals lord mountbatten was close to the royals but his role was a complex one by anna pasternak 14 november 2020 219pm. Queen victoria held him in her arms as he was christened louis francis albert victor nicholas. Hes also called uncle dickie but.
Philip was subsequently sent to school in britain and was watched over by his mothers brothers captain george mountbatten and lord louis mountbatten affectionately known as dickie. Its said his nickname was meant to be nicky but there were too many others with the same name so he became dickie instead. The battenbergs called their baby son nickie time wrote.
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