The definitive biography of two of the most iconic figures in 20th-century British history: Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during WW2, the last Viceroy of India, uncle to Prince Philip and mentor to King Charles III, murdered by the IRA; and his wife Edwina, once the richest woman in England, who 'emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker'. Extensively researched and illustrated.