New Delhi, November 22 : .Rumours that Lord Mountbatten was bisexual are now back in the courtroom.
The 600,000.pound battle is between historian Andrew Lowrie and the UK Cabinet Office.
Lowrie wants to release letters and diaries which he feels will support the allegations, The Sun UK reported. Lowrie revealed to a tribunal that three Mountbatten lovers, including Shirley MacLaine (Oscar-winning Actress) and an unnamed royal woman are still living.
The Sun UK reports that Edwina, a stunning, but high-strung socialite was once named sixth most dressed woman in the globe at the time.She had at least 18 love interests, including Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson.
Hutchinson received a penis sheath with jewel-encrusted jewelry from Edwina, which she gifted to her.
The Sun also reported that he demanded Edwina’s private correspondence be released.He believes these letters could have evidence of bisexuality and reiterated Lady Mountbatten’s claims of a lengthy affair with Jawaharlal Naehru, the former Indian Prime Minister.
Louis, affectionately called Dickie by his family, was frequently away at sea.Cracks started to appear in the couple’s marriage in the wake of the birth in 1924 of Patricia, their first child.
Edwina became jealous at the amount of attention her baby received and packed her to go with a South Coast nanny.
Soon, she was surrounded by a group of “ginks”, a collection of her closest friends — Lord Molyneux (a wealthy American polo player named Laddie Sandford) and Mike Wardell (newspaper editor).
Later, Pamela Hicks, daughter, revealed that many admirers had been with her at all times.
They even needed to be separated at Broom House, Park Lane.
According to the report, she said that her mother was approached by “Mr Larry Gray” after returning from shopping.
She also found out, “Mr Sandford is at the library.Mr Ted Phillips (is) at the boudoir.Senor Portago is in my anteroom.I’m not sure what to do about Mr Molyneux.”
Pamela stated that divorce was not acceptable, particularly within the Royal Family.
She said, “When my dad first heard she was having a boyfriend, he was shocked.”
My parents were able to find a solution through their deep mutual love and came up with a plan.
They agreed to an “discreet” marriage.
Pamela stated that Pamela’s father’s “total desire for her mother’s happiness was the reason they got married.
Edwina had a brief affair with Bobby Sweeney, an American golfer, when her husband was sent to Malta in the 1930s.
Lord Mountbatten, Viceroy of India in 1947 was given the responsibility for overseeing India’s transition.The couple then moved to Delhi.
The Sun stated that Edwina would find her longest-lasting love affair with Jawaharlal Naehru, the Indian prime minister, “The Sun reported.
Mountbatten wrote his daughter Patricia that “She and Jawaharlal Nehru are so sweet together.
They really dote upon each other”, according to the report.
According to the report, Edwina and Nehru were to return every year to India after the Mountbattens had left India in 1948.
They wrote lengthy love letters between each other.
Edwina, 58 years old, died of unknown causes in 1960.
She was buried with Nehru letters beside her.Pamela stated that Dickie had remained faithful to the end.
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