Mountbatten

[mount-bat-n]

noun

1. Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900–79, British admiral: viceroy of India 1947; governor general of India 1947–48.

Mountbatten

/ maʊntˈbætən /

noun

1. Louis ( Francis Albert Victor Nicholas ), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria. During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb

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Councillors in Mid and East Antrim are due to discuss a proposal later on Monday to change a street sign named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

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Albert Xhediku, 34, received the fatal shock from a floodlight when he went to retrieve a football at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth.

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It was installed in the grounds of her family's then home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, and has remained there ever since, most recently in the care of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who has lived in the mansion since 2004.

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In an attempt to move on from the yearslong scandal, Buckingham Palace said the prince would now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and will soon move out of the 30-room Windsor mansion where he resides.

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“The committee is seeking to uncover the identities of Mr. Epstein’s co-conspirators and enablers and to understand the full extent of his criminal operations,” said the letter, which was addressed to “Mr. Mountbatten Windsor” and signed by 16 members of Congress.

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