King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya ...

later Lord Mountbatten, was Prince Philip's uncle, mentor to Prince Charles and adviser to the Royal Family. The Battenbergs were told to Anglicise their surname to 'Mountbatten' during the First ...

Edward and Sophie’s second child, James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on December 17, 2007. James inherited the title Earl of Wessex from his father after Edward was named ...

After an official engagement of five months, as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten he married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. On his marriage, he was granted the style of His Royal Highness and the ...

When they married, the then Princess Elizabeth was 21-years-old while her groom, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, was 26. The new image, by celebrity photographer Matt Holyoak, shows the pair ...

Lord Ivar Mountbatten is gaining attention as a contestant on The Traitors — but what is his connection to the royal family? Ivar has been candid about how he considered Philip to be a father ...

Though the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten was broadcast live on BBC Radio, highlights were also screened on television later that day. This mute film, which shows ...

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