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6 de mar. de 2024 · Mountbatten and Edwina were married on 18th July 1922 at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London in a glittering social event, with King George V (1865 (1910-1936) and all the Royal Family in attendance. His cousin -Prince Edward 'David', The Prince of Wales, subsequently King Edward VIII (1894 (1936)1972) and later The Duke of Windsor, acted ...
Just prior to his father's death, Mountbatten met a leading member of London society - Miss (later The Hon.) Edwina Ashley, the daughter of Lt-Col The Rt Hon. Wilfrid William Ashley, later 1st Lord Mount Temple (1867-1939), a former Army officer who was a Member of Parliament 1906-1932 who had held several junior ministerial posts including Minister of Transport 1924-1929.
1 de sept. de 1991 · To be fair, Britain's Lord Louis "Dickie" Mountbatten had no idea he was setting himself up to star in a model open marriage when he stalked Edwina, his 19-year-old bride-to-be, in 1921.
Edwina Mountbatten was one of the world's richest women when she married Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1922. Notorious for her opulent lifestyle, she traveled the the world, associating with the most prestigious people of her era. At the outbreak of World War II, she dedicated herself to helping England's wounded and displaced through the Red Cross.
Edwina . the richest woman in the land, is also remembered for her beauty and her life-style, which reflected a generation searching for novelty and excitement. Inevitably, as a privilleged 'semi-royal' and socialist anti-monarchist who also enjoyed spending lavishly, she was the object of widespread scrutiny and controversy.
Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull (née Mountbatten) CBE, MSC, CD, DL, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, formerly The Lady Brabourne was born on 14th February 1924 at Brook House, Park Lane, London, the eldest daughter of Admiral of the Fleet The Rt Hon. Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) and The Hon. Dame Edwina Ashley (1901-1960).
Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, grevinna Mountbatten av Burma, född Ashley den 28 november 1901 nära Romsey i Hampshire, död 21 februari 1960 i Kota Kinabalu (dåvarande Jesselton) i Sabah, var en brittisk hjälparbetare, och den sista brittiska vicedrottningen i Indien 1947–1948. Hon var dotter till Wilfrid Ashley, 1:e baron Mount ...
