Lord Mountbatten Uncle Dickie
Known lovingly as uncle dickie throughout the royal family lord mountbatten was originally referred to as nickie.
Lord mountbatten uncle dickie. Hes also called uncle dickie but. 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. There will be spoiler alerts in this story.
It was uncle dickie who played matchmaker and introduced the young princess. 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. On the show lord mountbatten is called uncle dickie by both prince philip and his son prince charles so many viewers might not understand how exactly he is related to the members of the royal.
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. New documentary explores the private life of lord mountbatten prince philips beloved uncle and mentor royal known as uncle dickie to family became honorary grandfather to prince charles and. 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 mullaghmore a small village in sligo around 12 miles from the border with northern ireland.
Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning.