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Article: A tremble in Charles' voice betrayed the feeling for his beloved uncle.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 6, 1997
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Today's sombre ceremony at Westminster Abbey will bring back sad memories for Prince Charles.
He stood in the same place as a single man 18 years ago to mourn his beloved uncle and mentor Earl Mountbatten.
The Earl, like Princess Diana, had a sudden, violent death.
Mountbatten was killed by an IRA bomb that ripped his boat apart during a peaceful fishing expedition off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Irish Republic.
His 14-year-old grandson and a local youth died with him in the terrorist attack that shocked Britain in much the same way ...