06 MAR 2024
A tribute & memorial website to honour​ - Lord Louis MOUNTBATTEN, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
15 NOV 2023
75th BIRTHDAY OF KING CHARLES III
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On 14th November 2023, King Charles III (1948(2022- ) celebrated his 75th birthday with a private dinner at his London residence - Clarence House, the former home of his late grandmother: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002).
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His Majesty - who was born at Buckingham Palace (a short walk down The Mall from Clarence House), hosted members of the Royal Family and close friends to celebrate this landmark birthday.
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King Charles III - a 75th birthday official photograph by Rankin
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Amongst the guests seen arriving was Penny, The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (b.1953), wife of Norton, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (b.1947) - Mountbatten's grandson. The Earl and The Countess have been separated since 2010. The King was best-man at their wedding in 1979, a few months after that fateful day in August 1979 when Mountbatten was murdered. Other guests spotted arriving were The Rt Hon. Rory Stewart, a former diplomat/Army officer turned politician - who served in the Cabinet of The Rt Hon. Theresa May, Lady May (b.1956); Lady Sarah Hussey,
Baroness Hussey of North Bradley (b.1939), a former senior Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II (1926(1952-2022) and god-mother to Prince William, The Prince of Wales (b.1982); and the jazz/blues musician Jules Holland (b.1958), who is a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kent.
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Penny, The Countess Mountbatten of Burma arriving at Clarence House
for the 75th birthday dinner of King Charles III
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