[12], In 1934, Mountbatten was appointed to his first command the destroyer HMSDaring. The Privy Council then decided that the Queen's direct descendants would use the last name Mountbatten-Windsor, so that's when the split occurred. The Pakistani government, by contrast, never forgave Mountbatten for his perceived hostile attitude towards Pakistan and deemed him Persona non grata, barring him from transiting their airspace during the same visit. "That didn't show down [my father] one bit. He was a close adviser to the prince and introduced the Queen to Prince Philip. "[49], During his time as Supreme Allied Commander of the Southeast Asia Theatre, his command oversaw the recapture of Burma from the Japanese by General Sir William Slim. But my father didn't give in to despair. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their wedding day in 1947. In an Instagram post on May 8, 2019, the couple finally revealed their son's full name: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The members of Royal Family did not use to have a surname.. [106] The next year Mountbatten attended an official White House dinner during which he took the opportunity to have a 20-minute conversation with Richard Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers, about which he later wrote, "I was able to talk to the President a bit about both Tino [Constantine II of Greece] and Juanito [Juan Carlos of Spain] to try and put over their respective points of view about Greece and Spain, and how I felt the US could help them. [12] He was appointed Fleet Wireless Officer to the Mediterranean Fleet in August 1931 and, having been promoted commander on 31 December 1932,[23] was posted to the battleship HMSResolution. [29] On 29 November 1940 the 5th Flotilla engaged three German destroyers off Lizard Point, Cornwall. When All Else Fails, They Can Use Mountbatten-Windsor. [9], Mountbatten's mother's younger sister was Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The Prince's full name is George Alexander Louis. Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. The name was adopted on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name from "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor", by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom, due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I. [140] Particular about details of dress, Mountbatten took an interest in fashion design, introducing trouser zips, a tail-coat with broad, high lapels and a "buttonless waistcoat" that could be pulled on over the head. His priority was to maintain practical, stable government, but driving him was an idealism in which he believed every people should be allowed to control their own destiny. In the evening, he was taken to his residence and, two days later, he took the Viceregal Oath. [155][156] In 1978, the IRA had allegedly attempted to shoot Mountbatten as he was aboard his boat, but poor weather had prevented the sniper taking his shot. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma[1][2][n 1] (25 June 1900 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He changed the name to the House of Windsor, after Windsor Castle. [90] In March 1953, he was appointed Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, the former Chief of the Imperial General Staff, once told him, "You are so crooked, Dickie, that if you swallowed a nail, you would shit a corkscrew". Mountbatten supported the United World Colleges and encouraged heads of state, politicians, and personalities throughout the world to share his interest. Furthermore, Ziegler argues, he was following a practical policy based on the assumption that it would take a long and bloody struggle to drive the Japanese out, and he needed the support of all the anti-Japanese elements, most of which were either nationalists or communists. Title: Prince Archie of Sussex Full Name: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor Father: Prince Henry (Harry), Duke of Sussex Mother: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Born: May 6, 2019 at Portland Hospital, London Current Age: 4 years, 2 months, and 10 days Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was born in the Portland Hospital London on 6 May 2019. 2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The name is a direct Anglicisation of the German Battenberg, or Batten mountain, a small town in Hesse. [12] He was promoted lieutenant on 15 April 1920. [26] In late 1939 he brought the Duke of Windsor back from exile in France and in early May 1940 Mountbatten led a British convoy in through the fog to evacuate the Allied forces participating in the Namsos Campaign during the Norwegian Campaign. His intervention was decisive in persuading the vast majority of them to see advantages in opting to join the Indian Union. [139] Over the course of his career, he consistently attempted to secure as many orders and decorations as possible. According to the royal family's website, when male or unmarried female descendants of Queen Elizabeth need to use a surname (which is what Americans would more often refer to as a last name), Mountbatten-Windsor is available to them. According to the royal family's official website: This rightfully applies to Archie, who does not have a prince or princess title, or any royal title at all. [141] In 1949, having by then relinquished the office of Governor-General of India but retaining a keen interest in Indian affairs, he designed new flags, insignia, and details of uniforms for the Indian Armed Forces ahead of the transition from British dominion to republic; many of his designs were implemented and remain in use. After the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was renamed Windsor, other descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert could also use the name Windsor, as for example, Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, grandson of their son Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. [191], He was appointed personal aide-de-camp by Edward VIII, George VI[215] and Elizabeth II, and therefore bore the unusual distinction of being allowed to wear three royal cyphers on his epaulettes.[216][217]. [79], Notwithstanding the self-promotion of his own part in Indian independence notably in the television series The Life and Times of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten of Burma, produced by his son-in-law Lord Brabourne, and Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins (of which he was the main quoted source) his record is seen as very mixed. He was central in the planning and promotion of the raid on the port of Dieppe. [61][62], Mountbatten was fond of Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru and his liberal outlook for the country. [112] In contrast, Andrew Lownie has suggested that it took the intervention of the Queen to dissuade Mountbatten from plotting against Wilson. Prince George of Wales Princess Charlotte of Wales Prince Louis of Wales The Duke of Sussex The Duchess of Sussex Archie Mountbatten-Windsor The Duke of York Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank The Duke of Edinburgh The Duchess of Edinburgh The Princess Royal The Duke of Gloucester Kate gave birth at the Lindo Wing a private maternity ward at St Mary's Hospital in London. The last name Windsor is available to be used by all male and unmarried female descendants of George V. That explains why Prince Michael of Kent's children Ella and Freddie use the last name Windsor. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. Bookmakers William Hill told the Los Angeles Times that they had taken thousands of bets but not a single one for Eugenie (pronounced YOO-jen-ee). Mountbatten had to command a platoon of stokers, many of whom had never handled a rifle before, in northern England. [180], Two hours before the bomb detonated, Thomas McMahon had been arrested at a Garda checkpoint between Longford and Granard on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Her answer was supportive, but advised him that she thought her daughter still rather young to be courted. In 1978, Mountbatten passed the presidency of the college to his great-nephew, Charles, Prince of Wales. [14] A 9ft 5in (2.9m) bronze statue by Franta Belsky of Lord Mountbatten of Burma was erected in 1983 outside the Foreign Office, overlooking Horse Guards Parade. [100] "When I told Dickie of my decision not to reappoint him," recalls Healey, "he slapped his thigh and roared with delight; but his eyes told a different story. 134 Admiral Mountbatten, was named after him in 1946. The IRA issued a statement afterward, saying: The IRA claim responsibility for the execution of Lord Louis Mountbatten. Little Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor makes his public debut. [151], On 27 April 1977, shortly before his 77thbirthday, Mountbatten became the first member of the Royal Family to appear on the TV guest show This Is Your Life. [124] Lownie also interviewed several young men who claimed to have been in a relationship with Mountbatten. [181] He was released in 1998 under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. Amanda Knatchbull. [26] Mountbatten set a date for the transfer of power from the British to the Indians, arguing that a fixed timeline would convince Indians of his and the British government's sincerity in working towards a swift and efficient independence, excluding all possibilities of stalling the process. Eden insisted that Mountbatten not resign. [7] He received US patent 1,993,334 in 1931 for a polo stick. "[118] He maintained an affair for several years with Yola Letellier,[119] the wife of Henri Letellier, publisher of Le Journal and mayor of Deauville (192528). [88], After India, Mountbatten served as commander of the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet and, having been granted the substantive rank of vice-admiral on 22 June 1949,[89] he became Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in April 1950. He was appointed chief of Combined Operations and a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in early 1942, and organised the raids on St Nazaire and Dieppe. [29], Kelly was sunk by German dive bombers on 23 May 1941 during the Battle of Crete;[33] the incident serving as the basis for Nol Coward's film In Which We Serve. Solly Zuckerman pointed out that it was "rank treachery" and the idea came to nothing because of Mountbatten's reluctance to act. 23 Apr 2018, 14:26 BST. Prince George of Battenberg, as he then was known, married Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby (daughter of Russian Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov and his morganatic wife, Countess Sophie von Merenberg) on 15 November 1916 at the Russian Embassy, Welbeck Street, London. The Full Names of Everyone in the Royal Family. With a mandate to leave as many Hindus and Sikhs in India and as many Muslims in Pakistan as possible, Radcliffe came up with a map that split the two countries along the Punjab and Bengal borders. During his meeting with Mountbatten, Gandhi asked Mountbatten to invite Jinnah to form a new central government, but Mountbatten never uttered a word of Gandhi's ideas to Jinnah. The titles of count and later prince of Battenberg had been granted in the mid-19th century to a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, itself a cadet branch of the House of Hesse. [175] In an address, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Donald Coggan, highlighted his various achievements and his "lifelong devotion to the Royal Navy". The documentary makers alleged that a coup was planned to overthrow Wilson and replace him with Mountbatten using the private armies and sympathisers in the military and MI5. Psst: In case you're curious, Mountbatten is the last name of Prince Philip's maternal grandparents, while Windsor is the surname George V gave his descendants before Elizabeth switched things up. [171], In 2015, Adams said in an interview, "I stand over what I said then. [3] He was the youngest child and the second son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. 1981), Lady Alexandra Hooper (b. He received a ceremonial funeral at Westminster Abbey and was buried in Romsey Abbey in Hampshire. Here's what you need to know about the young prince. Yes, various other royals have been known to use "Mountbatten-Windsor" as their surname. Philip, duke of Edinburgh, in full Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, also called Philip Mountbatten, original name Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark, (born June 10, 1921, Corfu, Greecedied April 9, 2021, Windsor Castle, England), husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II confirmed Windsor as the family surname when she ascended the throne in 1952, but in 1960, she and her husband Prince Philip (ne Philip Mountbatten) wanted to differentiate their descendants from the rest of the royal lineage by giving them the last name Mountbatten-Windsor. This was "a rather disastrous move as the directors swung off and lost target"[32] and it resulted in Javelin being struck by two torpedoes. It's a name that seemed to come out of left field, for sure, but we've learned just how Meghan and Harry picked the untraditional name. In August 1943, Mountbatten became Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command and oversaw the recapture of Burma and Singapore from the Japanese by the end of 1945. Caroline is a writer and editor with almost a decade of experience. "In 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V," reads the royal family's website. Under protocol set up by King George V in 1917, the children and grandchildren of a sovereign. According to the royal family's website, when male or unmarried female descendants of Queen Elizabeth need to use a surname (which is what Americans would more often refer to as a last name),. [33] His less practical ideas were sidelined by an experienced planning staff led by Lieutenant-Colonel James Allason, though some, such as a proposal to launch an amphibious assault near Rangoon, got as far as Churchill before being quashed. From 1955 to 1959, he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. (From left to right) Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, and Prince Charles pose for a family portrait at Buckingham Palace in 1972. [8] Prince William and his wife Catherine used the names "Monsieur et Madame Mountbatten-Windsor" when filing a French lawsuit against the French magazine Closer. There's a lot of history behind his royal surname. It is also thought to be a nod to Louis Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh's uncle. Michael-John Knatchbull (b. 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There is one year, 11 months and 30 days between the two youngest children. Full name: Charles Philip Arthur George. [97] As Mountbatten became more familiar with this new form of weaponry, he increasingly grew opposed to its use in combat yet at the same time he realised the potential for nuclear energy, especially with regard to submarines. He saw considerable action in Norway, in the English Channel, and in the Mediterranean. This was the first time in Royal Naval history that a father and son had both attained such high office. They paused on the steps of the Lindo . He is the eldest child of William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Lord Milford Haven left artifacts to the British Museum. Arthur goes a long way back, both to the legendary king of Camelot as well as King George VI, the Queen's father, who had it as a middle name. Robin Bryans had also claimed to the Irish magazine Now that Mountbatten and Anthony Blunt, along with others, were part of a ring that engaged in homosexual orgies and procured boys in their first year at public schools such as the Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. HMSP.31 took part in the Peace River Pageant on 4 April 1919. It was announced in a statement by the Royal Family, which said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son George Alexander Louis. [27] Mountbatten was promoted captain on 30 June 1937[28] and was then given command of the destroyer HMSKelly in June 1939. "[100], Mountbatten was appointed Colonel of The Life Guards and Gold Stick in Waiting on 29 January 1965[101] and Life Colonel Commandant of the Royal Marines the same year. In 1952, Mountbatten was appointed commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet and NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean. Prince Charles, The Duke of Cornwall (Image: Getty. [106], From 1967 until 1978, Mountbatten was president of the United World Colleges Organisation, then represented by a single college: that of Atlantic College in South Wales. In childhood he visited the Imperial Court of Russia at St Petersburg and became intimate with the Russian Imperial Family, harbouring romantic feelings towards his maternal first cousin Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, whose photograph he kept at his bedside for the rest of his life. [30][31], When war broke out in September 1939, Mountbatten became Captain (D) (commander) of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla aboard HMS Kelly, which became famous for its exploits. [18] Early in 1921 Royal Navy personnel were used for civil defence duties as serious industrial unrest seemed imminent. 1997, m. Susan Penelope "Penny" Jane Coates, div. Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 14 November 1948 ), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge he is third in line to the throne, and news of his birth was celebrated the world over. "[185] However, Ziegler concludes that Mountbatten's virtues outweighed his defects:[185]. This content is imported from twitter. [3] Princess Alice of Battenberg never took the name Mountbatten as she married Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903; her son, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, took the name upon becoming a naturalised British citizen. Archie: the first of his name Wpa Pool / Getty Images King Charles III is the son of Queen Elizabeth II, from the house of Windsor, and Prince Philip, whose last name was Mountbatten. [29], On the night of 910 May 1940, Kelly was torpedoed amidships by a German E-boat S31 off the Dutch coast, and Mountbatten thereafter commanded the 5th Destroyer Flotilla from the destroyer HMSJavelin. In February 1947, Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy and Governor-General of India and oversaw the Partition of India into India and Pakistan. The "Mountbatten" portion of Mountbatten Windsor comes from Prince Philip. For other uses of Mountbatten or Mount Batten, see, It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly. Lady Louise Mountbatten became Queen Consort of Sweden, after having married Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. [26], As commander of Combined Operations, Mountbatten and his staff planned the highly successful Bruneval raid, which gained important information and captured part of a German Wrzburg radar installation and one of the machine's technicians on 27 February 1942. Both of these titles, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, have the same special remainder as the Earldom.[7]. As the son of The Duke of Cambridge and great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George is a member of the British Royal . He was at the same time made Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [50] A personal high point was the receipt of the Japanese surrender in Singapore when British troops returned to the island to receive the formal surrender of Japanese forces in the region led by General Itagaki Seishiro on 12 September 1945, codenamed Operation Tiderace. [7] During their honeymoon in California, the newlyweds starred in a silent home movie by Charlie Chaplin called Nice And Friendly, which was not shown in cinemas. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Mountbatten commanded the destroyer HMSKelly and the 5th Destroyer Flotilla. Critics said he was too ready to overlook their faults, and especially their subordination to communist control. [142], Like many members of the royal family, Mountbatten was an aficionado of polo. [26] Another project Mountbatten proposed to Churchill was Project Habakkuk. He was made Viscount Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, and Earl of Berkhampsted at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He saw action during the closing phase of the First World War, and after the war briefly attended Christ's College, Cambridge. This much had already been confirmed by former cabinet secretary Lord Hunt, who concluded in a secret inquiry conducted in 1996 that "there is absolutely no doubt at all that a few, a very few, malcontents in MI5 a lot of them like Peter Wright who were right-wing, malicious and had serious personal grudges gave vent to these and spread damaging malicious stories about that Labour government. [150] Charles dutifully wrote to Amanda's mother (who was also his godmother), Lady Brabourne, about his interest. She was the favourite granddaughter of the Edwardian magnate Sir Ernest Cassel and the principal heir to his fortune. He argued that such a move would destabilize the Middle East, undermine the authority of the United Nations, divide the Commonwealth and diminish Britain's global standing. George Colley, the Tnaiste (Deputy head of government) of the Republic of Ireland, said: No effort will be spared to bring those responsible to justice. Lord Brabourne counselled that the intense scrutiny of the press would be more likely to drive Mountbatten's godson and granddaughter apart than together. Six weeks later,[171] Sinn Fin vice-president Gerry Adams said of Mountbatten's death: The IRA gave clear reasons for the execution. [189] The Mountbatten estate in Singapore and Mountbatten MRT station were named after him. [51] South East Asia Command was disbanded in May 1946 and Mountbatten returned home with the substantive rank of rear-admiral. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In 1917, his father and several of his relations relinquished their German names, styles and titles in exchange for British peerages at the behest of George V. Accordingly, Prince George dropped the style of Serene Highness and his surname was anglicised to "Mountbatten." It was to be an unsinkable 600-metre aircraft carrier made from reinforced ice ("Pykrete"): Habakkuk was never carried out due to its enormous cost. As a member of the House of Lords, Mountbatten was an emotional figure in both British and Irish politics. He selected the name George as his regnal name, in part to emphasise continuity with his father, King George V. The name Alexander is thought to pay tribute to the Queen, whose middle name is Alexandra. [84] Mountbatten clearly expressed his lack of support and faith in the Muslim League's idea of Pakistan. [146], Mountbatten was a strong influence in the upbringing of his great-nephew, the future King Charles III, and later as a mentor "Honorary Grandfather" and "Honorary Grandson", they fondly called each other according to the Jonathan Dimbleby biography of the then-Prince though according to both the Ziegler biography of Mountbatten and the Dimbleby biography of the Prince, the results may have been mixed. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. [13], Mountbatten-Windsor differs from the official name of the British royal family or royal house, which remains Windsor. [33], His duties in this role included inventing new technical aids to assist with opposed landings. George Mountbatten. Says Lunghi, "The meeting was embarrassing because Stalin was so unimpressed. Finally, Charles clearly pays homage to Prince Charles, Louis's grandfather. Born in 2013, the eldest child of Prince William and Kate Middleton is second-in-line to the throne. Will and Kate's "Strict" Parenting Rule Is No Joke, See Why Prince Harry Compared Archie to William, 45 Cheap Beauty Products Meghan Markle Swears By. [183], On his death his estate was valued for probate purposes at 2,196,494 (equivalent to 12,000,000 in 2021). Full Name: Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Given that Archie does not currently have a royal title, the use of Mountbatten-Windsor as a surname makes sense. There is a 75 percent chance she's listening to Lorde right now. In 1947, when Prince Philip of Greece became naturalised, he assumed the name of Philip Mountbatten as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. The declaration of the Mountbatten-Windsor name also isn't statutory, according to the royal family, which means it "does not pass into the law of the land" and is not binding for future monarchs. Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1917 for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg. [93], In the Suez Crisis of 1956, Mountbatten strongly advised his old friend Prime Minister Anthony Eden against the Conservative government's plans to seize the Suez Canal in conjunction with France and Israel. [20] Mountbatten was posted to the battleship HMSRevenge in the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1923. The Defence Secretary, Denis Healey, interviewed the forty most senior officials in the Ministry of Defence; only one, Sir Kenneth Strong, a personal friend of Mountbatten, recommended his reappointment. It took his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, two days to announce his name. Below, we break down what it all means. [48], British interpreter Hugh Lunghi recounted an embarrassing episode during the Potsdam Conference when Mountbatten, desiring to receive an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, repeatedly attempted to impress Joseph Stalin with his former connections to the Russian imperial family. [54], Mountbatten was passionate about genealogy, an interest he shared with other European royalty and nobility; according to Ziegler, he spent a great deal of his leisure time in studying his links with European royal houses.