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	[[File:Prince-of-wales-and-mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Edward Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and his cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten (later Lord Mountbatten of Burma) relax in a canvas swimming pool on board HMS Renown (photo from the 1920s).]]Mountbatten admitted "Edwina and I spent all our married lives getting into other people's beds."<ref>Zeigler, Philip ''Mountbatten: The Official Biography'', William Collins & Sons, 1985, p53</ref> His nickname amongst friends was "Mountbottom",<ref>A N Wilson, ''After the Victorians'', Random House 1983, p523</ref> and it was gossiped that, like his wife, he was promiscuous with both sexes. One report suggests he would procure guardsmen with [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]].<ref>Costello, Peter ''Mark Of Treachery'', William Morrow & Co 1988, p466</ref> ''Private Eye'' magazine, which termed Mountbatten "a raging queen"<ref>''Private Eye'', issue 465, Pressdram 1983</ref> brought the issue to public attention in the 1970s with the publication of two small items, including a potentially slanderous reference to drunken young naval ratings at his Belgravia home. His official biographer later wrote that he could find no evidence to support the allegation of bisexuality, but several accounts claiming this were later published.<ref>Picknett, Lynn; Prince, Clive, Prior, Stephen ''War Of The Windsors'', Hardie Grant Books 2002, pp55-77</ref><ref>Hutchins, Peter; Thompson, Peter ''Diana's Nightmare: The Family'', Ebooks By Design, 1993</ref>		[[File:Prince-of-wales-and-mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Edward Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and his cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten (later Lord Mountbatten of Burma) relax in a canvas swimming pool on board HMS Renown (photo from the 1920s).]]Mountbatten admitted "Edwina and I spent all our married lives getting into other people's beds."<ref>Zeigler, Philip ''Mountbatten: The Official Biography'', William Collins & Sons, 1985, p53</ref> His nickname amongst friends was "Mountbottom",<ref>A N Wilson, ''After the Victorians'', Random House 1983, p523</ref> and it was gossiped that, like his wife, he was promiscuous with both sexes. One report suggests he would procure guardsmen with [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]].<ref>Costello, Peter ''Mark Of Treachery'', William Morrow & Co 1988, p466</ref> ''Private Eye'' magazine, which termed Mountbatten "a raging queen"<ref>''Private Eye'', issue 465, Pressdram 1983</ref> brought the issue to public attention in the 1970s with the publication of two small items, including a potentially slanderous reference to drunken young naval ratings at his Belgravia home. His official biographer later wrote that he could find no evidence to support the allegation of bisexuality, but several accounts claiming this were later published.<ref>Picknett, Lynn; Prince, Clive, Prior, Stephen ''War Of The Windsors'', Hardie Grant Books 2002, pp55-77</ref><ref>Hutchins, Peter; Thompson, Peter ''Diana's Nightmare: The Family'', Ebooks By Design, 1993</ref>
			Andrew Lownie, literary agent and author, has spent years trying to access closed archives covering Mountbatten's life <ref> https://theconversation.com/secret-history-the-release-of-the-mountbatten-archives-and-the-fight-to-access-royal-diaries-165380 . Lownie is author of 'Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess' and 'The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves'</ref>.

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	[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; ~~1900 –1979~~), was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British [[Armed Forces]] to date.		[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 1900–1979), was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British [[Armed Forces]] to date.

	In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>		In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>
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	[[File:Prince-of-wales-and-mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Edward Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and his cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten (later Lord Mountbatten of Burma) relax in a canvas swimming pool on board HMS Renown (photo from the 1920s).]]Mountbatten admitted "Edwina and I spent all our married lives getting into other people's beds."<ref>Zeigler, Philip ''Mountbatten: The Official Biography'', William Collins & Sons, 1985, p53</ref> His nickname amongst friends was "Mountbottom",<ref>A N Wilson, ''After the Victorians'', Random House 1983, p523</ref> and it was gossiped that like his wife, he was promiscuous with both sexes. One report suggests he would procure guardsmen with [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]].<ref>Costello, Peter ''Mark Of Treachery'', William Morrow & Co 1988, p466</ref> ''Private Eye'' magazine, which termed Mountbatten "a raging queen"<ref>''Private Eye'', issue 465, Pressdram 1983</ref> brought the issue to public attention in the 1970s with the publication of two small items, including a potentially slanderous reference to drunken young naval ratings at his Belgravia home. His official biographer later wrote that he could find no evidence to support the allegation of bisexuality, but several accounts claiming this were later published.<ref>Picknett, Lynn; Prince, Clive, Prior, Stephen ''War Of The Windsors'', Hardie Grant Books 2002, pp55-77</ref><ref>Hutchins, Peter; Thompson, Peter ''Diana's Nightmare: The Family'', Ebooks By Design, 1993</ref>		[[File:Prince-of-wales-and-mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Edward Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and his cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten (later Lord Mountbatten of Burma) relax in a canvas swimming pool on board HMS Renown (photo from the 1920s).]]Mountbatten admitted "Edwina and I spent all our married lives getting into other people's beds."<ref>Zeigler, Philip ''Mountbatten: The Official Biography'', William Collins & Sons, 1985, p53</ref> His nickname amongst friends was "Mountbottom",<ref>A N Wilson, ''After the Victorians'', Random House 1983, p523</ref> and it was gossiped that, like his wife, he was promiscuous with both sexes. One report suggests he would procure guardsmen with [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]].<ref>Costello, Peter ''Mark Of Treachery'', William Morrow & Co 1988, p466</ref> ''Private Eye'' magazine, which termed Mountbatten "a raging queen"<ref>''Private Eye'', issue 465, Pressdram 1983</ref> brought the issue to public attention in the 1970s with the publication of two small items, including a potentially slanderous reference to drunken young naval ratings at his Belgravia home. His official biographer later wrote that he could find no evidence to support the allegation of bisexuality, but several accounts claiming this were later published.<ref>Picknett, Lynn; Prince, Clive, Prior, Stephen ''War Of The Windsors'', Hardie Grant Books 2002, pp55-77</ref><ref>Hutchins, Peter; Thompson, Peter ''Diana's Nightmare: The Family'', Ebooks By Design, 1993</ref>

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	[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 1900 –1979), was a British statesman, and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British [[Armed Forces]] to date.		[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 1900 –1979), was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British [[Armed Forces]] to date.

	In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>		In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>

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	[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 1900 –1979), was a British statesman, and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British Armed Forces to date.		[[File:Mountbatten.jpg\|thumb\|Lord Mountbatten]]Admiral of the Fleet '''Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma''', KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 1900 –1979), was a British statesman, and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of of the independent India (1947–48). From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British [[Armed Forces]] to date.

	In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>		In 1979 Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, the ''Shadow V'', at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.<ref>''The Long War'' by Brendan O'Brien (ISBN 978-0-8156-0319-1), page 55</ref> He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the decline of the British Empire in the mid to late 20th century. Prime Minister Anthony Eden termed him 'a congenital liar'.<ref>Roberts, Andrew 'Eminent Churchillians', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 p133</ref>