he himself suffered first—hand with the loss of his favourite great uncle, lord mountbatten, murderedat the time, i couldn't imagine how we would come to terms with the anguish of such a deep loss since for me, lord mountbatten represented the grandfather i never had. through this dreadful experience though, i now understand in a profound way the agonies borne by so many others on these islands. charles shared his mother's determination to build bridges, travelling to dublin in 1995, 16 years before the queen's historic state visit. i think it is great to see him here. he is very welcome. good relations between the countries. in a sense, his visit paved the way for her visit and he is a frequent visitor to ireland along with camilla. and he has in fact said he wants to visit every county in ireland, and you must give him ten out of ten for effort. when he comes here he does things like he, you know, would have a go at an irish sport and so on — i don't know if he's quite reached the heights that his mother did in her 2011 visit, which was a really landmark visit. a uachtarain, agus a

and mountbatten. this was totally top secret, there would not have been coordination. >> i guess your question, i was going to way to the end, dennis says this is so interesting, thank you for your research and book, i cannot understand why this organization's existence was not written about before, am i wrong, was there more written than i do not know of? >> no, i had one of those extraordinary moments as a historian when i realized that there was a book that was huge, that had never been written before, and i could not believe it had not been written. there was a chapter about them in another book called 10 inter allied commando by the great military historian -- there is a couple of autobiographies and a biography and there was no book about land, and i think the reason for that was not only that they were top secret, but also because the amount of work that went into this was awesome. they were not their own fighting unit, in other words, when i was talking about d-day and peter masters going to t

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then, shortly after the war, she married naval officer philip mountbatten.birth to prince charles, the first of four children. her father, king george the sixth, died in february 1952. the crown princess then became queen elizabeth the second at just twenty-five years old. and she may not have wielded political power, but she was a moral authority to many britons. as a symbol of solidarity and the history of their country. elizabeth was crowned queen at a time when the british empire was losing its foothold. former colonies were gaining their independence. critics complain that queen elizabeth the second never apologized for the injustices of colonialism despite her many trips around the world. for decades, elizabeth led a discreet marriage unlike some other british royals. in spring of 2021, her husband philip passed away. but the funeral was an intimate affair overshadowed by the covid pandemic. elizabeth sat alone in mourning and touched the hearts of millions. fans will also remember the scenes with her dear corgis. despite the strict, ceremonial life of

then, shortly after the war, she married naval officer philip mountbatten. a year later, she gave birth to prince charles, the first of four children. her father, king george the sixth, died in february 1952. the crown princess then became queen elizabeth the second at just twenty-five years old. and she may not have wielded political power, but she was a moral authority to many britons. as a symbol of solidarity and the history of their country. elizabeth was crowned queen at a time when the british empire was losing its foothold. former colonies were gaining their independence. critics complain that queen elizabeth the second never apologized for the injustices of colonialism despite her many trips around the world. for decades, elizabeth led a discreet marriage unlike some other british royals. in spring of 2021, her husband philip passed away. but the funeral was an intimate affair overshadowed by the covid pandemic. elizabeth sat alone in mourning and touched the hearts of millions. fans will also remember the scenes with her dear corgis. despite the st