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Patricia was in the group that accompanied Mountbatten on that fateful day in August 1979 - when he was murdered by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Patricia and her husband, John (The 7th Lord Brabourne) were badly injured, but survived and did their best to rebuild their lives, which they did with fortitude, strength, and compassion without bitterness as the Brabournes were determined that the Mountbatten name would not forever be associated with tragedy, and they devoted the years after the bombing to restoring peace, hope and certainty to their family.

Upon the death of her father, by the special remainder granted by HM King George VI (1895(1936-1952), Patricia succeeded to the Earldom, Viscountcy and Barony awarded to her father, and she became known as “The Countess Mountbatten of Burma”.

Patricia, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
with her husband -
John, 7th Lord Brabourne (1924-2005)

Since the terrible events at Mullaghmore, Patricia has been turning her personal loss into a force for good - not just mending her own shattered family but using her experience to help other bereaved parents, through her support of two charities, the Child Bereavement Charity and Compassionate Friends. Patricia is well known for her charitable work, from her work with the Order of St. John, SOS Children’s Villages UK, the Burma Star Association to name just a few. In 2002, Patricia agreed that the Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth (of which she is Patron) shall be known as "Countess Mountbatten's Own", which celebrates her family’s long connection with the Legion of Frontiersmen going back to her grandfather, HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (later 1st Marquess of Milford Haven), who was a Founder-member of the Legion.

Patricia remains very close to the Royal Family, in particular HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926(1952- ), HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC (b.1921) (himself a Mountbatten) and HRH The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, CD, PC, ADC(P) (b.1948).

Despite her Royal connections, she is very much a private person and is currently 455th in the line of succession to the British Throne and continues to live in the 18th Century Knatchbull family home - “Newhouse”, in Mersham, near Ashford, Kent.

Insignia of The
Countess Mountbatten’s Own Legion of Frontiersmen