Personal_life Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma




1 personal life

1.1 marriage
1.2 daughter heir
1.3 leisure interests
1.4 mentorship of prince of wales





personal life
marriage

louis , edwina mountbatten


mountbatten married on 18 july 1922 edwina cynthia annette ashley, daughter of wilfred william ashley, later 1st baron mount temple, himself grandson of 7th earl of shaftesbury. favourite granddaughter of edwardian magnate sir ernest cassel , principal heir fortune. there followed honeymoon tour of european royal courts , america included visit niagara falls (because honeymooners went there ).


mountbatten admitted edwina , spent our married lives getting other people s beds. maintained affair several years yola letellier, wife of henri letellier, publisher of le journal , mayor of deauville (1925–28). yola letellier s life story inspiration colette s novel gigi. edwina , jawaharlal nehru became intimate friends after indian independence. during summers, frequent prime minister s house lounge on veranda during hot delhi days. personal correspondence between 2 reveals satisfying yet frustrating relationship. edwina states in 1 of letters. nothing did or felt ever allowed come between , work or me , mine – because spoil everything.


daughter heir

lord , lady mountbatten had 2 daughters: patricia knatchbull, 2nd countess mountbatten of burma (born 14 february 1924, died 13 june 2017), sometime lady-in-waiting queen elizabeth ii, , lady pamela hicks (born 19 april 1929), accompanied them india in 1947–48 , sometime lady-in-waiting queen.


since mountbatten had no sons, when created viscount mountbatten of burma, of romsey in county of southampton on 27 august 1946 , earl mountbatten of burma , baron romsey, in county of southampton on 28 october 1947, letters patent drafted such in event left no sons or issue in male line, titles pass daughters, in order of seniority of birth, , male heirs respectively.


leisure interests

like many members of royal family, mountbatten aficionado of polo. received u.s. patent 1,993,334 in 1931 polo stick. mountbatten introduced sport royal navy in 1920s, , wrote book on subject. served commodore of emsworth sailing club in hampshire 1931.


mentorship of prince of wales

mountbatten strong influence in upbringing of grand-nephew, charles, prince of wales, , later mentor – honorary grandfather , honorary grandson , fondly called each other according jonathan dimbleby biography of prince – though according both ziegler biography of mountbatten , dimbleby biography of prince, results may have been mixed. time time upbraided prince showing tendencies towards idle pleasure-seeking dilettantism of predecessor prince of wales, king edward viii, whom mountbatten had known in youth. yet encouraged prince enjoy bachelor life while , marry young , inexperienced girl ensure stable married life.


mountbatten s qualification offering advice particular heir throne unique; had arranged visit of king george vi , queen elizabeth dartmouth royal naval college on 22 july 1939, taking care include young princesses elizabeth , margaret in invitation, assigning nephew, cadet prince philip of greece, keep them amused while parents toured facility. first recorded meeting of charles s future parents. few months later, mountbatten s efforts came naught when received letter sister alice in athens informing him philip visiting , had agreed permanently repatriate greece. within days, philip received command cousin , sovereign, king george ii of greece, resume naval career in britain which, though given without explanation, young prince obeyed.


in 1974, mountbatten began corresponding charles potential marriage granddaughter, hon. amanda knatchbull. time recommended 25-year-old prince on sowing wild oats . charles dutifully wrote amanda s mother (who godmother), lady brabourne, interest. answer supportive, advised him thought daughter still rather young courted.


in february 1975, charles visited new delhi play polo , shown around rashtrapati bhavan, former viceroy s house, mountbatten.


four years later mountbatten secured invitation himself , amanda accompany charles on planned 1980 tour of india. fathers promptly objected. prince philip thought indian public s reception more reflect response uncle nephew. lord brabourne counselled intense scrutiny of press more drive mountbatten s godson , granddaughter apart together.


charles rescheduled tour india alone, mountbatten did not live planned date of departure. when charles did propose marriage amanda later in 1979, circumstances changed, , refused him.








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