MOUNTBATTEN REPLIES TO CONDOLENCES AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS WIFE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN (Earl Louis, of Burma, 1900-1979, Admiral of the Fleet, Victoria’s Great Grandson)

Typed Letter Signed ‘Mountbatten of Burma’to ‘Dear Skipper’ with autograph salutation and subscription saying that his “daughters anad I would to express our heartfelt gratitude to you [’the Skipper’ crossed through] and Scouts of the Castlecliff Sea Scourts for their kind sympathy which has touched us very much. I regret the delay in answering, but I have received literally thousands of condolences...”, 1 side 8vo., with original typed envelope to “Skipper and Scouts” in New Zealand, Ministry of Defence headed paper, Whitehall, 14th March

His wife Edwina MOUNTBATTEN (1901-1960, Countess of Mountbatten, heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last Vicereine of India) died in her sleep aged 58 of unknown causes on 21st February 1960 in Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu), North Borneo (now Sabah), while on an inspection tour for the St John Ambulance Brigade. In accordance with her wishes, she was buried at sea off the coast of Portsmouth from HMS Wakeful on 25th February 1960.

Item Date:  1960

Stock No:  42334      £225

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