Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, and member of the British royal family. A m
Mountbatten in 1973
Portrait by Philip de László, 1925
Prince Edward with his staff all wearing kimono during the Pacific visit to Japan in 1922. (Mountbatten standing, first from left). The Rising Sun Flag in the background.
Mountbatten inspecting sailors before the Bruneval Raid, February 1942
Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lady Mountbatten, was an English heiress, socialite, and relief worker. As the wife of Rear Admiral Louis Mountbatt
Lord Mountbatten
…personal grudges – gave vent to these and spread damaging malicious stories about that Labour government." Mountbatten was married on 18 July 1922 to Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, daughter of Wilfred William Ashley, later 1st Baron Mount Temple, himself a grandson of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. She was the…
Mountbatten in the uniform of the St John Ambulance Brigade
Edwina with her mother circa 1907
Edwina and Louis Mountbatten early in marriage
Edwina in her wedding dress, 1923, by Philip de László