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Who was injured when Lord Mountbatten died?

Prince Louis was born on 25th June 1900 on the grounds of Windsor Castle and Queen Victoria attended his baptism. He was the son of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and later Marquess of Milford Haven. During the 1914-1918 war he served in the navy on the ship Lion. At St…

Prince Louis was born on 25th June 1900 on the grounds of Windsor Castle and Queen Victoria attended his baptism. He was the son of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and later Marquess of Milford Haven.

During the 1914-1918 war he served in the navy on the ship Lion. At St Margaret’s Westminster on 18th July 1922 he married the heiress Edwina Ashley and was knighted.

who-was-injured-when-lord-mountbatten-diedWho was injured when Lord Mountbatten died?

The four others aboard Mountbatten’s daughter Patricia her husband John Knatchbull their son Timothy, and John Knatchbull’s mother Doreen were all seriously injured. Doreen Knatchbull died the following day.

The assassination took place during The Troubles, a conflict between republicans and unionists in Northern Ireland following the Partition of Ireland.

The IRA claimed responsibility three days after the bombing, describing the attack as a discriminatory act to bring to the attention of the English people the continuing occupation of our country.

 

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