An aristocrat, a beef baron and the castle they both came to love
It was a classic case of role reversal: the owner of Classiebawn Castle, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, godson of Queen Victoria and the Emperor of Russia, Viceroy of India, a member of the royals inner circle; and Hugh Tunney, the son of a cattle-dealer.
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William Evans: Once a world nomad with Mountbatten, now.
WILLIAM EVANS once travelled to the worlds most luxurious palaces as the trusted head of Lord Mountbattens private staff.
Fighting Sailor With The Nelson Touch; Portrait of Lord Louis Mountbatten who, having hit at the Germans, will tackle the Japanese. A Fighting Sailor
ONE dark night about two years ago a certain British destroyer flotilla was beating up and down the English Channel trying to lure some German destroyers out of a French port, where they were known to be hiding. The Germans refused to come out. On the bridge of the leading British destroyer, a young naval officer made a scornful remark to the effect that the Germans were afraid to come out and fight.. personality and career discussed; pors
Miriam Lord: Fields of magic on trip to the Burren
Prince Charless letters reveal a man of many interests; Mountbatten bombing: Classiebawn Castle, in Mullaghmore, Co Sligo. Photograph: Trish Punch After Mountbatten: the many victims of the Mullaghmore bombing; Prince Charles on the Burren shakes .
LORD MOUNTBATTEN HEADS COMMANDOS; He Leads the Combined Army, Navy and R.A.F. Raiders -- Succeeds Admiral Keyes PRESS, PUBLIC HAIL MOVE British See Step as Hint of Early Offensive in Europe to Offset Disasters
LONDON, April 13 -- Lord Louis Mountbatten, second cousin of King George, has been appointed chief of combined operations of the British Army, Navy and Royal Air Force, Prime Minister Churchill announced in the House of Commons today.. confs
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Lord Mountbatten, 79, and his family traditionally spent time at their castle, Classiebawn, in Sligo, every summer. The local police kept watch for the one month a year that the family spent there. But Lord Mountbattens boat was left unguarded at the.
Prince Charles to make Mountbatten murder pilgrimage.
The Prince of Wales will make an emotional trip to Mullaghmore in the west of Ireland where his great uncle Lord Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, officials have confirmed.
MOUNTBATTENS SAIL ON LINER OLYMPIC; Lord Louis and Bride Thank Americans for Immensely Enjoyable Visit. BOTH NOW MOVIE FANS Gen. Vanderbilt and Commissioner Enright in Pier Parties for Departing Friends.
Lord Louis Mountbatten sailed yesterday for Southampton on the White Star liner Olympic with his bride, Lady Edwina, after a honeymoon in the United States from coast to coast, which they said they had enjoyed immensely. Lord Louis carried a moving picture camera.. sails for England with bride; thanks Americans for hospitality
BURMA DRIVE SEEN; Lord Louis Is Named at Ottawa as Result of Allied Parleys LIKELY TO ACT SOON As Head of Combined Operations Admiral Led Commandos BURMA DRIVE SEEN UNDER NEW LEADER
OTTAWA, Aug. 25 -- The creation of a separate Allied Southeast Asia Command and the appointment of Lord Louis Mountbatten, an acting vice admiral, as its commander were announced today from the Citadel in Quebec, where President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill mapped their war strategy in the historic conference that ended yesterday.. Allied drive indicated by Lord Mountbatten apptmt as comdr of newly created command
Six held over dissident IRA plot to kill Prince Charles
His 14-year-old son Nicholas Knatchbull and a local teenager who was helping to crew the boat were also killed in the attack, along with the mother-in-law of Lord Mountbattens daughter. The IRA immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Prince Charles evokes anguish of LORD MOUNTBATTENs death
PRINCE Charles today recalled the intense despair he felt after the death of Lord Mountbatten but urged Colombians to follow Northern Ireland on the path to peace after a 50-year civil conflict.
MOUNTBATTEN IN MISHAP; Viscount and Daughter Unhurt as Car Hits Truck
. Mountbatten, (Adm Lord) L, and daughter escape injury in auto-truck collision, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng
LORD MOUNTBATTEN HOME; Reaches London by Air After Relinquishing Post in India
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MOUNTBATTEN HINTS AT INVASION MOVE; Tells New Officers That War Can Be Won Only by Occupation
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten declared today that the war could be won only when soldiers have taken physical possession of enemy-held territory.. Lord Mountbatten urges Eur invasion
Prince Charles to visit site of LORD MOUNTBATTENs murder.
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BRITAINS RICHEST HEIRESS TO MARRY; Miss Edwina Ashley, Granddaughter of Sir Ernest Cassel,to Wed Lord Mountbatten. HER FORTUNE $100,000,000He Is Now With the Prince of WalesIn India, Where His Fiancee IsVisiting Viceroys Family.
LONDON, March 6.--It is understood that the engagement will shortly be announeed of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Miss Edwina Ashley, granddaughter and heiress of the late Sir Ernest Cassel, Lord Mountbatten is the second son of the late Marquis of Milford Haven. He is at present in India attached to the staff of his kinsman, the Prince of Wales.. to marry Edwina Ashley
Classiebawn Castle Resident, Caroline Devine, on the.
Classiebawn Castle Resident, Caroline Devine, on the murder of Lord Mountbatten and the visit of Prince Charles, NWT, Wed, 29th Apr. Classiebawn Castle Resident, Caroline Devine, on the murder of Lord Mountbatten and the visit of Prince��.
MOUNTBATTEN IS ACTIVE; Arranges for the Occupation of Enemy-Held Areas
. Adm Mountbatten returns to his command hdqrs to arrange for occupation
Lord Leopold Mountbatten (born Prince Leopold of.
Leopold and his brother Alexander relinquished their German styles and titles and anglicized their name to Mountbatten. Leopold was granted the rank and precedence of the younger son of a marquess, becoming Lord��.
Charles plans LORD MOUNTBATTEN trip �� Shropshire Star
The Prince of Wales will make an emotional trip to Mullaghmore in the west of Ireland where his great uncle Lord Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, officials have confirmed.
6 arrested over suspected IRA plot to kill Prince Charles.
The Prince will pay his respects to his late great uncle Lord Mountbatten, who was killed there in 1979 in a terrorist attack claimed by the IRA. The six men arrested, aged between 21 and 62, are being held at Garda stations��.
Abbey of the Holy Rose: And LORD MOUNTBATTEN says from.
And Lord Mountbatten says from heaven: Hey, ye secret society top four hats rats and bats, who crown themselves fascist majesties, and who are still secretly harbouring empire of evil ambitions and not just contemplate but��.
LADY MOUNTBATTEN HERE.; Two Other Arrivals on Aquitania Swear Off $260,000 in Jewelry.
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Gay Influence: LORD MOUNTBATTEN
Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979) was born Seine Durchlaucht Prinz Ludwig von Battenberg (His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg), but his German titles and name were dropped during WW I, when British��.
Our regrets over Ulsters troubles: When Charles met Gerry Adams
Lord Mountbatten, the 79-year-old cousin of the Queen, was targeted by the IRA as he set off with family and a local teenager to gather lobster pots and fish for shrimp 600 yards from the harbour of the normally peaceful fishing village of Mullaghmore.
Family life: My grandads meeting with LORD MOUNTBATTEN.
Basil Fowle My grandad, the gardener and former Royal Navy stoker Basil Fowle, chating to Lord Mountbatten, then admiral of the fleet. Photograph: Publc Domain. Saturday 24 August 2013 02.15 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 21 May��.
ALL INDIA STIRRED AT BRITAINS GOING; Wavell, Tired and Baffled, Is Believed to Welcome Change --Shift Held Inevitable
NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 20-- Prime Minister Attlees announcement that Great Britain would transfer power to Indian hands by June, 1948, coupled with the disclosure that Rear Admiral Viscount Mountbatten would succeed Viscount Wavell as Viceroy next month appeared destined to create a profound impression in this capital.. Wavell described as profoundly disappointed at inability to have achieved success
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On Wednesday, Charles will visit the site where the I.R.A. murdered one of his uncles, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979. ��� Stealing secrets. A professor and others who studied at U.S. universities were among six Chinese citizens charged with economic.
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SOMEWHERE in these embattled islands is the secret headquarters where high officers of the army, navy and air force plan and direct those recurrent sorties against the enemy-held coast of Europe which have come to be known as Commando raids and are causing much consternation among Hitlers generals.. U S troops illus
LORD MOUNTBATTEN says from heaven - Abbey of the Holy Rose
Lord Mountbatten says from heaven: Hey, ye fascist IVF-weedlings, with your secret society intertwined history internationally amongst the blaze Vatican and Anglican aristocracy of hypocrisy and organised criminality here��.
COMMANDO CHIEF HAILS WAR SPIRIT; Mountbatten Declares British Possess Mad, Keen Desire to Come to Grips With Enemy AMERICANS ON RAID STAFF Lord Louis Recounts Heroism of English Youths -- Tells of Missing Rommel in Africa
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of King George VI and head of the Commando units which have made spectacular raids on Nazi-held coastal points, told reporters today that he could not sufficiently impress upon them the real, mad, keen desire every one Ive, come across in Britain has to come to grips with the enemy.. Mountbatten int
This Day in History (20-Feb-1947) ��� LORD MOUNTBATTEN.
In October 1943, Lord Mountbatten became the supreme allied commander, South East Asia Command (SEAC), a position he held until 1946. He achieved the defeat of the Japanese offensive towards India and the��.
Mountbatten blast victims mother tells IRA man: Apologise for killing innocents
The mother of a teenage boy who died in the IRA bombing that killed Lord Mountbatten has asked his murderer to apologise for the slaughter of children just days before Prince Charless visit to the site of the attack. Paul Maxwell, a member of the.
Lord Mountbatten Wins Fight With Police to Enter Royal Box
. Mayor of Cannes saves him from ejection from royal box at battle of flowers, Cannes
Prince Charles to visit site of Lord Mountbattens murder during Irish tour
Irish government officials confirmed that, as part of the princes itinerary, he will visit the coastal area where the IRA detonated a bomb aboard Lord Mountbattens boat in 1979. As well as killing Mountbatten, the IRA also murdered one of his.
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall to visit site of Louis Mountbattens murder
Prince Charles will make an emotional trip to County Sligo where his great-uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed by the IRA 35 years ago. Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in May in what.
Mountbatten murder shook US senators support for IRA.
A Democratic senator described as ���key��� by British officials told the Secretary of State that he had been instinctively sympathetic towards the IRA but was ���shaken��� by the murder of Lord Mountbatten, a declassified government��.
NEW BRITISH FOREST DEDICATED IN ISRAEL
. Edwina Mountbatten Forest dedicated; memorial planned by Jewish Natl Fund for GB and Ireland
POLICE IN LONDON SEEK HUMAN CAT; Prowler Twice Entered Home of LORD MOUNTBATTEN in Citys Best Residential District $50,000 IS TAKEN IN RAIDS Scotland Yard Baffled in Search for Phantorm Intruder--Vast Art Collection Untouched
Scotland Yard tonight hunted a human cat who twice Invaded Londons most fashionable apartment and flashed a light in the sleeping face of 13-year-old Patricia Mountbatten, cousin of King George VI and sometimes called Englands richest little girl.. House prowler sought
FROM BATTENBERG TO MOUNTBATTEN. By E. H. Cookridge. 313 pp. John Day. $6.50.
Nothing about this unauthor/zed history of the Mountbattens quite lives up to the promise of its dust-jacket. Inside, we are told, is The full, unvarnished story of this famous family, from its strange and furtive origin on the night of November 3, 1851, to todays Lord Louis Mountbatten, Prince Philip and Crown Prince Charles.. Cookridge, E H: From Battenberg to Mountbatten
I know how Prince Charles will feel at LORD MOUNTBATTEN murder scene, says.
The Dowager Lady Brabourne, mother-in-law to Mountbattens elder daughter, died of her injuries the following day. Mountbatten was a much-loved mentor to the young Prince Charles, who was affected deeply by his death. Ms Hornsey knows only too well .
My son is my heir: Earl Spencer sparks inheritance row
When Lord Mountbatten was created Viscount Mountbatten of Burma in August 1946 he had two daughters but no sons, so he asked if the title could go down the female line. His elder daughter Countess Mountbatten is the��.
Burglars who found bodies will face charges for break-in
Mountbatten knew dangers in coming here, says Adams. Sam Griffin Sinn F��in President Gerry Adams failed to apologise to Prince Charles for the death of his great uncle Lord Henry Mountbatten at their historic meeting and says he stands over his .
Adams Presents Prince Charles With Detonation Device.
. on a boat,��� Gerry Adams told British Monarch Prince Charles today after presenting him with the original detonation device used to blow up favourite uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma in 1979.
Lord Louis Mountbatten Honored
LONDON, Dec. 30 (AP) -- Among those who received baronetcies in King Georges New Year honors list, issued today were Sir William Coxen, former Lord Mayor of London who raised 5,000,000 pounds sterling for war charities and Hugh Lett, president of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Charles to visit village where LORD MOUNTBATTEN was killed
Prince Charles will visit the place where his great uncle was murdered by the IRA on the second day of his tour of Ireland. He will go to the village where Lord Mountbatten and three other people were killed. The IRA detonated a bomb on a boat at .
VISITS AIRCRAFT FACTORY; Lord Louis Mountbatten Hails Work at Paterson Plants
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Prince Charles to visit scene of LORD MOUNTBATTENs murder
Prince Charles is expected to meet the mother of a boy murdered in the same IRA bomb attack that killed the Queens cousin, Lord Mountbatten. The prince and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the village of Mullaghmore, in County Sligo, where his .
What happened to Lord Mountbatten?
Three others also died in the atrocity; his 14-year-old grandson Nicholas Knatchbull, Paul Maxwell, a 15-year-old crew member, and the Dowager Lady Brabourne, the mother-in-law of Mountbattens daughter, Lady Brabourne. Lord and Lady Brabourne, .
Gardai to fly out to South Africa to quiz Irish couple over double murder of.
Mountbatten knew dangers in coming here, says Adams. Sam Griffin Sinn F��in President Gerry Adams failed to apologise to Prince Charles for the death of his great uncle Lord Henry Mountbatten at their historic meeting and says he stands over his .
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Charles to visit scene of Lord Mountbattens.
Nearly 36 years after his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten was murdered in his lobster boat by the IRA, Prince Charles is making a pilgrimage to the scene of the atrocity. Charles and Camilla will visit Mullaghmore, County Sligo, during a four-day trip to.