Lord Mountbatten Prince Philip
Lord mountbatten was reportedly an honorary grandfather to his nephew prince philips offspring including prince charles.
Lord mountbatten prince philip. His full name was louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten though he was known as prince louis of battenberg for much of his early life. Philip like his sons charles and andrew and other royals with the exception of the 1st earl of snowdon ceased to be members of the house of lords following the house of lords act 1999. Lord mountbatten was born on june 25 1900.
By kate nicholson published. Prince philip denied the popular belief that lord mountbatten had become a substitute father figure to him a biography has claimed. The letter was written by the.
Prince philips uncle lord mountbatten was prince charless trusted mentor if you havent finished season two of the crown proceed with caution light spoilers ahead. Mountbatten enjoyed a close relationship with prince philip acting as a surrogate father to his nephew but it was prince charles whose life he shaped the most powerfully acting as a mentor and. Prince philip duke of edinburgh the son of princess alice of battenberg and grandson of the 1st marquess of milford haven took the name mountbatten when he became a naturalised british subject.
Prince philip called his uncles death a senseless act of terrorism in a poignant letter to a friend sent after lord mountbatten was killed by the provisional ira. The funeral of lord mountbatten of burma following his murder by the ira l r reverend edward carpenter hm queen prince philip the queen mother prince andrew prince charles princess. In 1952 on the accession of his wife as queen elizabeth ii there was some dispute regarding the dynasty to which descendants of elizabeth and phillip would belong.
It is also well documented lord mountbatten had a strong presence in the lives of royal family members but none more so than his nephew prince philip and great nephew prince charles. Philip was introduced to the house of lords on 21 july 1948 immediately before his uncle louis mountbatten who had been made earl mountbatten of burma.