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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.
Edwina Mountbatten nee Ashley, the Countess of Mountbatten, the wife of Louis, whom she married in 1922. Here she is sitting in on a lecture with... Queen Elizabeth II attends the 'Dunkirk' film premiere with Earl Mountbatten right, Prince Phillip , left, and Edwina Mountbatten , Empire Cinema,...
Edwina Mountbatten nee Ashley, the Countess of Mountbatten, the wife of Louis, whom she married in 1922. Here she is sitting in on a lecture with... Earl Mountbatten with his wife, Countess Edwina Mountbatten , July 10th, 1956.
Personalities. pic: 1921. Edwina Ashley, (1901-1960) pictured in India, the year before she married Louis Mountbatten, (Earl Mountbatten of Burma). In this picture taken, 10 Dec 2006, British actors James Willby as Lord Mountbatten and Saskia Reeves as Lady Edwina Mountbattan relax with India...
- She Wasn’T Like You Or Me
- She Suffered A Child’S Worst Nightmare
- She Had An Evil Stepmother
- She Was Unpopular
- She Begged For Mercy
- She Knew How to Party
- She Was A Bright Young Thing
- She Fell in Love with A Royal
- She Lost Her Father Figure
- She Wanted A Fairy Tale Wedding
Edwina Mountbatten was a huge society catch. Born Edwina Ashley in 1900, she was the maternal granddaughter of the powerful magnate Ernest Cassel, a financier to royals and one of the most influential men in England. In other words, baby Edwina was rolling in dough…but all her money couldn’t stop the tragedy coming her way. Getty Images
When Edwina was just 11 years old, her consumptive mother Amalia passed, leaving the young girl without a feminine role model in her life. But that wasn’t the worst part.Her father Wilfred soon forgot all about her mother and remarried Molly Forbes-Sempill. Now, second wives get a bad rap…but Molly may have truly deserved the title of “evil stepmot...
Edwina’s father had desperately wanted a male heir, and he looked upon his daughter Edwina as a mere inconvenient mouth to feed. Well, Molly was happy to follow the party line—and then some. Called a “wicked woman,” it wasn’t long before Molly thrust poor Edwina into her own Cinderella-story, packing her off unceremoniously to boarding school. And ...
Edwina Mountbatten didn’t find her people at boarding school, she only found further misery. Her classmates teased her mercilessly about anything they could find, and the vivacious, spontaneous girl found the strict and somber routine of school life near suffocating. Within a few months, she was at her wit’s end—and desperate times called for despe...
Lonely and crestfallen at school, Edwina wrote a heart-wrenching letter.Through the tragedies of her formative years, her grandfather Ernest Cassel had remained her strongest supporter, and she sent him a message, begging him to "Please take me away, dear Grandpa, if you love me at all". Thing is, this pitiful letter had surprising consequences. Sh...
For most people, even a dramatic message like this one wouldn’t get their parents to pull them out of school. Then again, Edwina wasn’t most people. Her doting grandfather not only eventually let her drop her studies, he then hired the teenager to act as his party “hostess” at his palatial house instead. Yeah, Edwina was spoiled as heck—but this wa...
Within a few years, Edwina the “hostess” was partying like it was her job—which, well, it was. She took to it like a duck to water: Friends and admirers immediately noticed how bright, clever, and curious she was, and she fell in with some of the leading socialites of her day, including the wealthy and beautiful Gloria Vanderbilt. Indeed, it was Ed...
When Edwina was just 19 years old, she met Lord Louis Mountbatten, a relative of the current British Royal Family and a great-grandson of Queen Victoria in his own right. Translation: He was one heck of a catch. Lucky for Edwina, Louis only had eyes for her, and they struck up a whirlwind romance. Yet immense tragedy was just around the corner. Wik...
In the middle of her intense courtship with Louis Mountbatten, Edwina received the worst news of her life. Her grandfather Ernest Cassel had passed, simultaneously turning her into a wealthy heiress while leaving her overwhelmingly heartbroken. As if that weren’t enough, Louis’ father also passed around this time. Huh, maybe this was a bad omen…you...
Both Edwina and Louis didn’t heed these cosmic warnings signs and went full speed ahead with their love. Within months of meeting each other, they had decided to marry, and they weren’t about to go back on their (ill-advised) word. Edwina poured all her newfound money into planning their wedding—and what a wedding it was. Getty Images
Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901-1960), Director of emergency relief services and Vicereine of India; wife of 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; daughter of 1st Baron Mount Temple. Sitter in 42 portraits
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Apr 8, 2017 · Lord Mountbatten, Edwina Mountbatten, and Nehru – 1st Independence day celebration. Photo credit. Oh, Edwina’s wedding! It happened at St. Margaret’s Church, and among the many guests, the wedding was attended by many members of the royal family, including Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, David the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII).
