Uncle Dickie Lord Mountbatten The Crown
The royal with 10 names two daughters and an open marriage is related to both prince philip and queen elizabeth ii.
Uncle dickie lord mountbatten the crown. Heres how lord mountbatten affected charless love lifeand what the crown doesnt show. In the crown prince philips close relative lord mountbatten is portrayed by english actor greg wise. 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.
The fourth season opens with the royal family under siege at sea by the ira with the devastating climax of the episode being the assassination of lord louis dickie mountbatten. Who is uncle dickie in the crown. There will be spoiler alerts in this story.
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. Hes also called uncle dickie but. His real name was lord louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten or simply lord louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten and he was especially close to.
Uncle dickie serves as a mentor to prince charles in the crowns second season but what was. Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning. Lord mountbatten whose full name is louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma is prince philips tobias menzies uncle brother to princess alice jane.