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 : Lady Edwina Mountbatten, buried at sea off Isle of Wight


Lady Edwina Mountbatten, buried at sea off Isle of Wight

Feb. 02, 1960 - Lady Mountbatten Is Buried At Sea As She Had Requested: With a simple but deeply moving ceremony, the body of Countess Mountbatten of Burma was taken out to sea aboard the frigate H.M.S. Wakeful from Portsmouth yesterday, for burial four miles south of Nab Tower, off the Isle of Wight. Photo shows Wreaths from the family mourners float on the sea following the burial service yesterday

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13225517
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Buried Deeply Float Frigate H.m.s Mountbatten Mourners Portsmouth Requested Wakeful Wight Wreaths


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