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Penelope Meredith Mary Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Eastwood; born 16 April 1953) is a British aristocrat and the wife of Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Since 2010, she has served as High Steward of Romsey .
Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Ashley; 28 November 1901 – 21 February 1960), [2] was an English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of (the then) Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma.
Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Baroness Brabourne, CBE, DStJ, MSC, CD (née Mountbatten; 14 February 1924 – 13 June 2017), was a British peeress and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Countess Mountbatten of Burma was Prince Phillip's first cousin, Queen Elizabeth's third cousin and Prince Charles' godmother, so her tragic passing hit especially close to home for the royals.
Countess Mountbatten of Burma is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom used for a female holder of the Earldom Mountbatten of Burma, or as a courtesy title for the wife of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. The family seat for the position is at Newhouse Manor, near Ashford, Kent. Persons who have held this title have included:
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979) m. Edwina Ashley. Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924–2017) m. John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne; Lady Pamela Hicks (b. 1929) m. David Nightingale Hicks; The heir apparent to the marquessate is the present holder's son Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina ...
As a result, since the first Lord Mountbatten never had a son, his elder daughter, Patricia, succeeded as the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma upon her father's death. [6] Should the legitimate male line of descent of the 2nd Countess become extinct, the peerages would be inherited by her sister, Lady Pamela Hicks, and her legitimate heirs ...
Ellingworth was born in London, the fifth of eight children of the 7th Baron Brabourne and the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. She is the granddaughter of Admiral of the Fleet the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who was an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and a second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. She has five brothers ...