Knatchbull

Ashen-faced, Prince Philip’s close friend, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, looked ‘heartbroken’ as she arrived for the funeral yesterday. Penelope Knatchbull – known as ‘Penny’ – sat quietly at the back of St George’s Chapel. In many ways, Penny, who turned 68 on Friday, was the second-most important woman in the Duke of Edinburgh’s life – … Read more

Ashen-faced, Prince Philip’s close friend, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, looked ‘heartbroken’ as she arrived for the funeral yesterday. Penelope Knatchbull – known as ‘Penny’ – sat quietly at the back of St George’s Chapel. In many ways, Penny, who turned 68 on Friday, was the second-most important woman in the Duke of Edinburgh’s life – … Read more