Lord Mountbatten The Last Viceroy Netflix
He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948.
Lord mountbatten the last viceroy netflix. On a late summer morning in 1979 lord louis mountbatten cousin of queen elizabeth ii world war ii hero last viceroy of india set off on his fishing boat from the coast of ireland after. He is seen in the show mentoring prince charles and it is believed his death will play out in the next series. From 1954 to 1959 mountbatten was first sea lord a position that had been held by his father prince louis of battenberg some forty years earlier.
There will be spoiler alerts in this story. Mountbatten whose difficult task consists of overseeing the transition of british india to independence arrives at the palace accompanied by edwina gillian anderson his liberal minded wife and pamela lily travers his eighteen year old. Lord mountbatten the last viceroy of india was charged with overseeing the transition from british india to independent india by 30th june 1948.
Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of burma and the last viceroy of india was 79 years old a world war ii hero and a great grandson of. Hes also called uncle dickie but. Lord mountbatten also features in the crown on netflix played by greg wise.
Jawaharlal nehru sharing a light moment with edwina mountbatten left netflix series the crown. Its five hundred employees are busy preparing the coming of louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma hugh bonneville who has just been appointed new and last viceroy of india by prime minister clement attlee. Viceroys house 2017 13 1h 46m british movies as viceroy lord mountbatten arrives in delhi to oversee a transfer of power from britain to india in 1947 war looms between religious factions.
And became the last viceroy of india in 1947 and the first. Netflix the crown season four details the death of lord louis mountbatten dickie in 1979 starring charles dance as mountbatten.