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Lady Edwina Mountbatten

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Lady Edwina Mountbatten
  • Birth Name:
    Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley
  • Date of Birth:
    November 28, 1901
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Sagittarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, England
  • Place of Death:
    Jesselton, North Borneo
  • Date of Death:
    February 21, 1960
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    British
  • Religion:
    Christianity

Family

Lady Edwina Mountbatten
  • Father:
    Wilfred William Ashley
  • Mother:
    Amalia Mary Maud Cassel
  • Spouse:
    Louis Mountbatten
  • Daughter:
    Patricia, Pamela

Career

Lady Edwina Mountbatten

    Trivia

    Lady Edwina Mountbatten
    • At her request, Lord Mountbatten buried her at sea off the coast of Portsmouth off HMS Wakeful on 25 February 1960; Nehru sent two Indian destroyers to accompany her body; Geoffrey Fisher, the Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated.
    • Lady Mountbatten continued to lead a life of selfless service after her Viceroyalty in India. She died in her sleep at age 58 of unknown causes in 1960 in Jesselton, British North Borneo while on an inspection tour for the St John Ambulance Brigade.
    • Lady Mountbatten lived a fashionable and privileged life almost totally dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure — and indeed took off on an extended period at sea during the mid-1930s when for many months no one had any idea of her whereabouts.
    • Edwina Mountbatten was an English heiress, socialite, relief-worker, wife of Louis, Lord Mountbatten and last Vicereine of India.

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