Sinn Fein apologises for IRA’s 1979 assassination of Prince Philip’s uncle Louis Mountbatten – 24 hours after Duke’s funeral Louis Mountbatten was killed in 1979 when IRA blew up his yacht in Mullaghmore His 14-year-old grandson and the boatman, 15, were both also killed in the blast Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she … Read more
Sinn Fein apologises for IRA’s 1979 assassination of Prince Philip’s uncle Louis Mountbatten – 24 hours after Duke’s funeral Louis Mountbatten was killed in 1979 when IRA blew up his yacht in Mullaghmore His 14-year-old grandson and the boatman, 15, were both also killed in the blast Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she … Read more
High flyer! Queen’s second cousin Lady Tatiana Mountbatten sips on cocktails at clifftop bars and dines out on seafood as she shares a glimpse into glamorous trip to Corfu Queen’s second cousin Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, 29, revealed trip to Corfu Shared a series of Instagram snaps of her glamorous expedition to the country Royal sipped … Read more
THE MOUNTBATTENS: THEIR LIVES AND LOVES by Andrew Lownie (Blink £20, 400pp) THE MOUNTBATTENS: THEIR LIVES AND LOVES by Andrew Lownie (Blink £20, 400pp) Everyone of a certain age remembers where they were, 40 years ago, when they heard the news that Lord Mountbatten had been assassinated by an IRA bomb. In this impressively well-researched … Read more