1. Edwina Mounbatten was the last vicerine of India
1. Edwina Mounbatten was the last vicerine of India
2. She was the wife of Louis Mountbatten popularly known as Lord Mountbatten who was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor General of Independent India
2. She was the wife of Louis Mountbatten popularly known as Lord Mountbatten who was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor General of Independent India
3. She was the eldest daughter of Wilfrid Ashley who was a British soldier and politician
3. She was the eldest daughter of Wilfrid Ashley who was a British soldier and politician
4. Her maternal grandfather Sir Ernest Cassel was one of the richest and most powerful man in Europers
4. Her maternal grandfather Sir Ernest Cassel was one of the richest and most powerful man in Europers
5. Although she had been educated at prestigious boarding schools like Links and Alde House during her time, she was bullied there due to which she described her experience at school as ‘sheer hell’
5. Although she had been educated at prestigious boarding schools like Links and Alde House during her time, she was bullied there due to which she described her experience at school as ‘sheer hell’
6. Due to her sour relationship with her stepmother, Edwina spent the rest of her spinster life with her maternal grandfather at his London mansion Brook House
6. Due to her sour relationship with her stepmother, Edwina spent the rest of her spinster life with her maternal grandfather at his London mansion Brook House
7. Her maternal grandfather died in 1921, leaving her £7.5 million and his palatial London townhouse, Brook House
7. Her maternal grandfather died in 1921, leaving her £7.5 million and his palatial London townhouse, Brook House
8. She also inherited the country seat of Broadlands, Hampshire, from her father, Lord Mount Temple.
8. She also inherited the country seat of Broadlands, Hampshire, from her father, Lord Mount Temple.
9. She married Lord Mountbatten on July 18, 1922 at Church of St Margaret in Westminster Abbey and the couple had two daughters Patricia and Pamela
9. She married Lord Mountbatten on July 18, 1922 at Church of St Margaret in Westminster Abbey and the couple had two daughters Patricia and Pamela
10. Her daughter Pamela mentions this in her book ‘Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten’ that her mother and Nehru shared a "profound relationship" that started when she landed in India with her husband and India's last viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, in 1947
10. Her daughter Pamela mentions this in her book ‘Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten’ that her mother and Nehru shared a "profound relationship" that started when she landed in India with her husband and India's last viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, in 1947