Prince Philip Spent His Last Years Beside One Woman. She Was Not The Queen: Penny Knatchbull
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On 17 April 2021, only 30 mourners were allowed inside St George's Chapel to bury Prince Philip. Every seat had been hand-picked by the Queen, and almost every name belonged to the House of Windsor. The exception was Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, the daughter of a London butcher whose steakhouse chain once sold 700,000 steaks a year, who for nearly 30 years had been the Duke of Edinburgh's closest confidante and his "keeper of secrets." She had married into the family in 1979, just 8 weeks after the IRA bomb at Mullaghmore killed Lord Mountbatten, and in 1991 she buried her own 5-year-old daughter in the grounds of Broadlands. The palace never explained the friendship, and Penny never once spoke of it.
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In this video, we talk about the whole extraordinary life of Penny Knatchbull, including her father's self-made steakhouse fortune, her wedding in the shadow of the 1979 assassination, the death of her daughter Leonora and the grave she keeps at Broadlands, the carriage-driving friendship that bound her to Prince Philip, the decades of press rumour the palace never answered, the quiet breakdown of her marriage, the dramatisation in The Crown, and the single seat she was given among the 30 mourners at the Duke's funeral.
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It's good that Phillip and Penny Knatchbull shared a friendship and a sport, in a world that expected so much from him. I have had very close non-romantic friendships, so understand completely. There was nothing to conceal, apart from their open friendship. Would that we could all be so blessed.
I truly believe in this pure beauty of lifetime friendship.
Admire the strength and the hearts of those great people in the story !❤
Prince Philip Spent His Last Years Beside One Woman. She Was Not The Queen: Penny Knatchbull
Opulent Affairs
283,763 views
On 17 April 2021, only 30 mourners were allowed inside St George's Chapel to bury Prince Philip. Every seat had been hand-picked by the Queen, and almost every name belonged to the House of Windsor. The exception was Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, the daughter of a London butcher whose steakhouse chain once sold 700,000 steaks a year, who for nearly 30 years had been the Duke of Edinburgh's closest confidante and his "keeper of secrets." She had married into the family in 1979, just 8 weeks after the IRA bomb at Mullaghmore killed Lord Mountbatten, and in 1991 she buried her own 5-year-old daughter in the grounds of Broadlands. The palace never explained the friendship, and Penny never once spoke of it.
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In this video, we talk about the whole extraordinary life of Penny Knatchbull, including her father's self-made steakhouse fortune, her wedding in the shadow of the 1979 assassination, the death of her daughter Leonora and the grave she keeps at Broadlands, the carriage-driving friendship that bound her to Prince Philip, the decades of press rumour the palace never answered, the quiet breakdown of her marriage, the dramatisation in The Crown, and the single seat she was given among the 30 mourners at the Duke's funeral.
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DISCLAIMER:
This video is based on real historical events and figures, drawn from primary archives, biographies, court records, period press, and leading historical scholarship. While every video is heavily researched, occasional minor inaccuracies in dates, quotes, or specific details may occur — historical sources sometimes disagree, and interpretation is sometimes required where the historical record is silent. Any errors are unintentional.
#PennyKnatchbull #PrincePhilip #CountessMountbatten #Mountbatten #Broadlands #RoyalFamily #BritishHistory #RoyalHistory #DukeOfEdinburgh #TheCrown #QueenElizabeth #RoyalScandal #WindsorCastle #OpulentAffairs #Romsey #CarriageDriving #BritishRoyals #RoyalDocumentary #Aristocracy #Leonora