Dean, Sally 160, 300
Decies, Lady 65
Delavigne, Doris 64
Della Torre, Duke and Duchess 289
Delmer, Sefton 252
Dempster, Nigel 329–30
Deveria, Laura 15–16
‘Dickie’s Friends’ group 128
Dieppe Raid 2, 135, 137–50, 375–6, 381, 385
Dillon, Martin 346
Dimbleby, Jonathan 330–1
Dmitri, Grand Duke 11
Dolly (horse) 343
Dorman-Smith, Sir Reginald 174
Doubleday, Rhoda Tanner 288
Douglas, ACM Sholto 134, 151
Driberg, Tom 176, 234, 252, 253, 349, 352, 357
Dunderdale, Bill 276
Dunkirk 103
Dunsterville, Edward 118
Durbar, Delhi (1911) 22
Ede, James Chuter 234, 235
Eden, Anthony 112, 191, 274, 276–7, 315, 366, 370
Edward, Prince, Duke of Kent 306, 344
Edward VII 10, 15, 29, 256
Edward VIII 5, 6, 30, 32–5, 39, 40, 43, 45, 46, 51, 52, 54, 59, 64, 68, 84, 96, 105, 109, 244, 257, 315, 332, 339
abdication of 106–8
death of 326–8
Edwina Mountbatten Trust 312
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D. 135, 165, 166, 303, 315
Elizabeth II 108, 132, 184–7, 233, 248, 254, 256, 278, 279, 290, 306, 315, 318, 324–5, 326, 328, 343, 364, 367–8, 383
Elizabeth, Queen, see Queen Mother
Elworthy, Sam 304
Emery, Mary Lou 295
Ena, Queen 52, 88
England, Peter 359
Enigma code 144
Epstein, Jacob 246
Ernie, Uncle 52, 100
Ernst, Prince 257
Erskine-Crum, Vernon 192, 197
ETOUSA 135
Evans, Mrs Carey 44
Evans, William (‘Bill’) 279, 287, 291, 294, 297, 298, 350, 371, 384
Evelyn, Jack 94, 109
Fairbanks, Douglas 52, 53, 70, 76, 78, 92, 126
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr 114, 278, 286, 297, 385
Falchi, Col Luigino 75
family tree viii–ix
Ferdinand, Archduke Franz 13, 16
Fergusson, Bernard 312
Festing, FM Sir Francis 378, 385
‘Firm Friends’ 369
Fisher, Geoffrey, Archbishop of Canterbury 184, 282–3
Fleming, CDR Ian 140, 145, 276
Fleming, Peter 313
Foley, Declan 333
Fonda, Jane 294
Fontaine, Roy 354
Forbes-Sempill, Molly (‘Madre’) 16, 19, 20, 35, 44, 96, 113
Ford, Cristina 298
Forester, C.S. 310
Forgotten Army 155
Fowles, John 297
Fox, Celestia 351
Frankovitch, Mike 297
Freedom Association 358
Furness, Thelma 96
Gable, Clark 98
Gandhi, Mahatma 196, 197, 199, 236, 237
Garat, Henri 115
Gazda, Anton 103
Gellibrand, Paula 58, 61
Geordie, Duke of Sutherland 6, 40, 53, 77
George, Earl of Medina (‘Georgie’) 10, 11, 12, 13, 17–18, 21, 43, 48, 54, 59, 73, 96, 111, 125, 128
death of 110–11
ill health of 109–10
George II 106
George, Prince, Duke of Kent 61, 104
George V 5, 13, 22, 24, 30, 47, 49, 58, 61, 82, 86, 192, 257
death of 105
George VI 30, 33, 34, 38, 40, 43, 66, 68, 70, 108, 120, 123, 125, 129, 130, 133, 139, 169, 177, 179, 185–7, 189, 196, 215, 217, 227, 230, 238, 248, 309, 310, 381
death of 256, 265
German-Jewish Aid Committee 115
Gibbons, Lady 88
Gibbs, Sir Humphrey 306, 307
Gielgud, John 353
Goldwyn, Sam 146
Good Friday Agreement 346
Gosling, Sir Donald 306
Grantley, Richard 59, 64
Gray, Larry 76, 77–8
Great Britain 75 325
Great Calcutta Killings 224
The Great War 315
Grenfell, Joyce 168
Greville, Mrs Ronnie 41, 45–6, 47
Grey, Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, 29
Grimwade, Gwenda 33
Grombach, Brig. John 365–6
Grosvenor, Lady Mary 77
Gustaf, Carl, King of Sweden 331
Haig, Gen. Alexander 340
Hailsham, Lord 369
Hall, Archibald 354
Halsey, Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel 31, 34
Hamid, Shahid 197, 208–9, 217, 222, 386
Hammond, Paul 43
Harbinson, Robert 359
Harding (maid) 73
Harding, Warren G. 53
Hare, William (‘Billy’), 5th Earl of Listowel 366
Harris, Barbara 355
Harrison, Michael 312
Harrison, Rex 297
Hart-Davis, Rupert 310
Hartford, Huntington 289
Hartley Library 375
Hastings, Sir Patrick 86, 114
Hatch, Alden 314
Haughey, Charles 344
Hawkins, Jack 353
Haydon, Robin 341
Heald, Tim 299
Healey, Denis 319
Hearst, Randolph 76
Heath, Edward 319
Henriques, Robert 128
Henriquet/Henriques/Henriquez, Yvonne, see Letellier, Yola
Henry, Duke of Gloucester 30, 43, 108, 179, 256, 344
Henry, Kevin 342
Hepburn, Katherine 94
Herzfoeld, Ernst 91
Hewart, Lord Chief Justice Lord 86
Heywood-Lonsdale, Teddy 73, 78, 169–70
Hicks, Ashley (grandson) 267, 287, 344, 383
Hicks, David (son-in-law) 278, 290, 380
Hicks, Edwina (granddaughter) 287, 341
Hicks, India (granddaughter) 287, 383
Hicks, Lady Pamela Carmen Louise (née Mountbatten) (daughter), see IRA 84, 88, 93–4, 101, 164, 168, 194, 196, 198, 233, 238, 247, 248, 251, 259, 261, 265, 267, 281, 287, 290, 299, 373–4, 383
birth of 74
wedding of 278–9
Higham, Charles 325
Hill, Derek 292–3
Hilton, James 109
Hindin, Philip 353
Hinsley, F.H. 139
Ho Chi Minh 174–5
Hodges, Michael (‘Micky’) 155, 384
Hodson, H.V. 313
Hoey, Brian 291, 350, 372
Holman, Dennis 311
homosexuality 349–66
Hoover, J. Edgar 365
Hope, Bob 218, 309
Horne, Alastair 304
Hough, Richard (‘Dick’) 1, 87, 298, 350, 368, 371, 386, 389
Howard, George 370
Hughes-Hallett, VADM John 139
Humayun, King 46
Hunter, Maj. Brian 167
hunting packs 64, 194
Hussey, Tom 73
Hutchinson, Leslie (‘Hutch’) 87–9, 269, 387
India:
Congress Party 45, 178, 189–90, 197, 200, 204, 208, 214, 381
independence of 2, 189–201, 203–20, 221–32
Mountbatten as Governor-General of 221–32, 273, 377–8
partition of, see Partition
self-rule 189
Industrial Reports 365
Ingall, Francis 208
internment 118, 337
Invergordon Mutiny 55
IRA 337–8, 340–2, 346–7, 359, 361, 387
Ismay, Gen. Hastings (‘Pug’), 1st Baron
Ismay 139, 147, 154, 159–60, 177, 191, 192, 197, 199, 200–1, 203, 210–11, 217, 223, 224, 233, 271, 313
James, Audrey 29, 37–8, 46
James, Marquess of Hamilton 292
Jay, Bobby 89
Jenkins, Roy 307, 319, 324
Jenkins, Sir Evan 203, 210, 220, 222, 225,
228
Jewish Refugees’ Committee 115
Jinnah, Fatima 196
Jinnah, Muhammad Ali 189, 190, 196, 197, 199, 203, 207–8, 212, 215, 216, 218, 227–31, 245, 268, 270, 372, 377, 381
‘John Come Home’ rent boys 350
Joseph, Sir Keith 358
Juan Carlos, King 288
Judd, Dennis 310
Kagan, Joseph 318
Kaur, Amrit 230
Kaur, Rajumari Amrit 196
Kelly, Grace 309
Kemp, Peter 67
Kennedy, John F. (‘JFK’) 160
Kennedy, Kick 160
Kennedy, Ludovic 338, 369, 378
Kent, Prince Michael of 331, 344, 372
Kern, Jerome 52
Kerr, Sir Hamilton 11
Keyes, ADM Sir Roger 70, 127
Khan, Abdul Ghaffar 204
Khan, Liaquat Ali 197, 211
Khrushchev, Nikita 274
Kibbins, Brian 174
Kimmins, Brian 3
King, ADM Ernest 150
King, Cecil 317–23, 359
Kington, Miles 369
Kinross, Lady Celia 133
Knatchbull, Doreen, Lady Brabourne 342, 344
Knatchbull, Hon. Michael-John (grandson) 246, 287, 335, 344
Knatchbull, Hon. Nicholas (‘Nicky’) (grandson) 287, 341, 342, 344
Knatchbull, Hon. Philip (grandson) 287, 344
Knatchbull, Hon. Timothy (‘Tim’) (grandson) 287, 335–6, 342, 372
Knatchbull, John, 7th Lord Brabourne 342, 368
Knatchbull, John, 7th Lord Brabourne (son-in-law) 181–2, 184, 193, 235, 307, 309, 310, 314, 320, 332
Knatchbull, Lady Amanda (granddaughter) 287, 330
Knatchbull, Lady Joanna (granddaughter) 287
Knatchbull, Michael, 5th Lord Brabourne 181
Knatchbull, Norton, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (grandson) 235, 246, 287, 344
Knatchbull, Norton, 6th Lord Brabourne 181
Knatchbull, Patricia Edwina Victoria (née Mountbatten), 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (daughter) 66, 68, 73, 84, 101, 109, 153, 165, 168, 193, 215, 235, 243–5, 256, 287, 288, 289–90, 293, 299, 320, 332, 340, 342, 373–4
birth of 57
christening of 58
engagement and marriage of 181–4
Knitted Garments Depot 121
Knowles, Sydney 275–6
Korda, Alexander 104
Labour Party 28, 176, 190, 234, 259, 307, 318–24
Lambe, ADM Charles 73, 106, 154, 272, 278, 281
Lambton, Anthony 371, 375
Landing Craft Mechaniseds 141
Langtry, Jeanne Marie 10
Langtry, Lillie 10
Lanty, Virginia de 59
Lascelles, Tommy 177
The Last of the Red Hot Mamas 71
Laszlo, Philip 56
Lawrence, Jock 146
Laycock, Lady Angie 308
Laycock, Robert 336
Lee, Jennie 259
Lees-Milne, James 353
Lees, Nancie 102, 167
Leese, Gen. Oliver 160, 172, 370
Legh, Joey 33
Leigh-Mallory, ACM Trafford 138, 139
Leigh, Vivien 114
Leopold, King 38
Letellier, Henri 90
Letellier, Yola 90, 91–3, 94, 108, 109, 113, 117, 166, 171, 235, 244, 249, 263, 291–2, 295, 385
Lewin, Duncan 323
Liberal Party 31
Life and Times 373
Lindbergh, Charles 106
Lindsay, Col Peter 160, 162, 300
Lindsay, Janey 160, 162, 169–70, 300, 384, 386
Listowel, Billy 192
Listowell, Lady Judith (née Márffy-Mantauno) 366
Litvinov, Maxim 76
Lockhart, Robert Bruce 146, 324
Long, Frederic Lawrence 5
Lord Mountbatten Remembers 369
Lost Horizon 109
The Lost Peace 315
Loughborough, Sheila 33
Louis and Victoria (Mountbatten) 1
Louis, Prince, Marquess of Milford Haven 9, 10, 11, 13–14, 22, 23, 66, 78, 314
Lovat, Lord 141
Lusty, Robert 313
Lutyens, Sir Edwin 101, 194
Lyttelton, Oliver 259
Macarthur, Gen. Douglas 153
MacDonald, Malcolm 174, 179
MacDonald, Ramsay 81
McGirl, Francis 345, 346
McGrigor, Sir Rhoderick 271
McKenzie, Graham 252
Maclaine, Shirley 297
Maclean, Charles, 7th Baron Maclean, Lord Chamberlain 343
MacLellan, Knatchbull, Patricia Edwina
Victoria (née Mountbatten), 2nd
Countess Mountbatten of Burma 304
MacLellan, Pat 3, 304, 373, 379, 384
McMahon, Charles 345, 346
McMahon, Thomas 340
Macmillan, Harold 278, 369, 379
Maeterlink, Maurice 148
Maisky, Ivan 138
Maitland, Christopher 311
Makgill, Sir George 16
Malaspira, Folco 25
man-management 148
Manzi-Fe, Galeazzo 25
Márffy-Mantuano, Judit, de Versegh et Leno 366
Margaret, Princess 108, 132
Marie of Russia 13
Marina of Kent, Princess 89
Mark, Sir Robert 307, 337–8
Marlborough House 108
Marshall, Arthur 148
Mary, Queen 5, 49, 58, 65, 86, 108, 125, 257, 364
Masani, Zareer 268
Massingberd, Hugh Montgomery 351
Masson, Madeleine 312, 386–7
Mata, Shardha 268
Maudling, Reginald 324
Maxwell, Paul 342, 361
Maxwell, Robert 356
Meakins, Derrick 351
Melhado, Lydia 298
Menon, Krishna 191, 243, 246, 365
Menon, V.P. 197, 203, 206, 222, 225, 229
Merillon, Pierre 63
Metcalfe, Fruity 51, 108
Miéville, Sir Eric 192, 197, 210
Milbanke, Sheila 76
Mille, Cecil B. de 53
Miller, Gen. David 340
Mizzen (dog) 243
Mody, Rusi 268
Molyneaux, Hugh, Earl of Sefton 57, 59, 63, 65, 68, 69, 106
Molyneaux, James 360
Monckton, Walter 107
Montague, Venetia 76
Montgomery, Capt. Peter 359
Montgomery, FM Bernard (‘Monty’), 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 137, 177, 278
Moon, Dr 17
Morehead, Alan 313
Morgan, Jane 2
Morgan, Janet 87, 267, 269, 371, 374, 383
Morley, Peter 315
Mortimer, Linda 328
Mosley, Leonard 312
Mosley, Oswald 65, 318
Mott, Capt. 25
Mountbatten, David, 3rd Marquess of
Milford Haven 162
Mountbatten Day 367
Mountbatten, Lady Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley):
birth of 14
childhood of 15, 19
co-respondent namings of 69, 74–5, 85–6
coming-out party of 36
cover story given by 98–100
curated reputation of 311–12
death of 280–3, 285–300, 350, 384
Dickie first meets 38–9
Dickie marries 5–7, 47–9, 380
Dickie’s engagement to 46
Dickie’s letters to 43–6, 56, 57, 65–6, 153, 164–5, 170, 179–80, 257–8, 266
education of 15–16, 19–20, 20
extra-marital affairs of 64–5, 75, 82–3, 162, 187–8, 265–70, 274–5, 286, 373, 374 (see also people by name)
fashion consciousness of 58, 165–6
and father’s death 113–14
film made by 53
first-aid course undertaken by 121
1st wedding anniversary of 55–6
future in-laws
meet 40
honeymoon of 51–60
honours bestowed upon 149, 176
as hostess 35–6, 38
ill health of 69, 109, 279–80
jealous nature of 182–3
Jewish heritage of 115, 120–1
languages spoken by 19, 20
marriage problems of 61–72, 210, 212
and mother’s death 15
nature of 43–5
principal lovers of, see people by name relief work of 149, 156, 165, 167–80, 175–6, 247, 251, 261, 263, 279
Rhys proposes to 36–7
21st birthday of 53
war work undertaken by 121–2
Mountbatten, Lady Pamela Carmen Louise, see Hicks, Pamela Carmen Louise
Mountbatten, Lady Patricia Edwina
Victoria, see Knatchbull, Patricia Edwina
Victoria
Mountbatten, Lord Ivar Alexander Michael 386
Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas (‘Dickie’), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (‘Dickie’):
assassination of, see death of
becomes Earl Mountbatten 220, 221
birth of 9, 10
at boarding school 11
and brother’s death 110
christened Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas 9
courses undertaken by 63, 66, 111, 188
death of 337–8, 342, 359, 364, 372
debating skills of 28
education of 11–13, 17–18, 25
Edwina first meets 38–9
Edwina marries 5–7, 47–9, 380
and Edwina’s death 281–3, 285–300
Edwina’s engagement to 46
80th birthday of 339–40
enduring legacy of 367–81
and father’s death 78
and father’s dismissal as First Sea Lord 14
film made by 53
first posting of 18–19
as First Sea Lord 14, 123, 271–83, 344, 375
1st wedding anniversary of 55–6
genealogical heritage of 9–10
as Governor-General of India 221–32, 273, 377–8
grandchildren of 287–8, 295, 334–6, 344
honeymoon of 51–60
honorary grandson of, see Charles, Prince
in House of Lords 306
ill health of 59–60, 205–6, 356
insecure personal nature of 371, 378, 379–80
IRA assassination of, see death of Irish home of 333–47
marriage problems of 61–72, 210, 212
memorial services for 344, 345
murder of, see death of at naval college 12, 17–18, 21–2, 31
1942 raids organised by 2, 129–35, 137–50
nom de plume of 21
‘officer’s cabin’ bedroom of 56–7
political views of 27–8
Post-Surrender Tasks of 173–4
public self-confidence of 9, 33, 256, 378
Queen pays tribute to 367–8
in retirement 301–16
sexuality 374–5
sexuality of 349–66, 374–5, 380
16th birthday of 18
sobriquets of 11, 33, 297, 354, 355–6
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