Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley on their wedding day on July 18, 1922. Edwina pictured with the former prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru at a reception given by the Indian High ...

On a rainy Tuesday morning on July 18, 1922, an elite group of guests gathered inside St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, for the wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley.

Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley on their wedding day in 1922. 22. Gillian Anderson as Edwina and Tanveer Ghani as Nehru in The Viceroy's House Credit: Alamy.

Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley on their wedding day in 1922. 10. Lord Mountbatten with the Queen in 1965. Rumours that Mountbatten was secretly bisexual have now resurfaced in a £ ...

Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley on their wedding day in 1922. 10. Lord Mountbatten with the Queen in 1965. Rumours that Mountbatten was secretly bisexual have now resurfaced in a £ ...

According to the book, Lord Louis Mountbatten - who was said to be 'more awkward in the bedroom' - agreed to an open marriage with Edwina, before embarking on his own affairs - allegedly with both ...

Edwina Ashley was dubbed the “most beautiful woman in England” when she wed Lord Louis Mountbatten — nicknamed Dickie — in 1922. Both were of high society – Dickie was the great-grandson ...

Lord Louis Mountbatten with his wife Edwina at Buckingham Palace in 1943. ... referring to his wife Lady Edwina Ashley Mountbatten, whom he married on July 18, 1922.

Prince Philip's close relative Lord Mountbatten (aka Uncle Dickie) serves as a mentor to Prince Charles in The Crown, but what was he like in real life? Here's everything you need to know about ...