Didn't realize it's been 40 years. I remember reading some didn't like Lord Mountbatten, including certain members of the royal family. Wasn't he accused of "giving away" India? I think there was even a story saying he was gay and/or a pedophile. Maybe just gossip. But Prince Charles was very close to him and I think he saw him as more a father figure than his own father. Anyway, I pray he rests in peace as do the others killed with him, including those two young boys. A real tragedy.