Royal Guests and Relatives celebrated the Wedding of the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma and the 7th Baron Brabourne at Romsey Abbey on this day in 1946, 80 years ago!
The Hon. Patricia Mountbatten, the elder daughter of Lord and Lady Mountbatten, married the 7th Baron Brabourne, son of the 5th Baron Brabourne and Lady Doreen Browne, at Romsey Abbey, followed by a Reception at Broadlands.
The new Lady Brabourne wore the Mountbatten Pearl and Diamond Star Tiara.
Royal Guests and Relatives included King George VI (cousin of the bride) and Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven (grandmother of the bride), Prince Phillip of Greece (cousin), Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Dowager Lady Brabourne (mother of groom) and the Marchioness of Sligo (grandmother of groom).
King George VI (cousin of the bride) and Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth (bridesmaid) and Princess Margaret (bridesmaid) with Prince Phillip of Greece (cousin)
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Kent (bridesmaid)
The bridesmaids were Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra of Kent, and the Hon Pamela Mountbatten.
The couple had eight children and Lady Brabourne succeeded as the 2nd Countess Mountbatten in 1979, after the assassination of her father, his mother, and their young son. The couple, one of few in which both were Peers in their own right, remained happily married until his death in 2005. The Countess passed away in 2017.
Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara
Brabourne Tiara
Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings
Diamond Necklace
Diamond Wave Brooch
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Brabourne Tiara
Art Deco Diamond Chain Tiara
Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings
Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara
Brabourne Tiara
Queen Louise’s Diamond Brooch
Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings
Diamond Necklace
Mountbatten Tiara
Pearl and Diamond Tiara
Pearl Star Tiara
Cartier Tutti Frutti Bandeau
Art Deco Diamond Necklace
Emerald Necklace
Diamond Floral Necklace
Diamond Bow Brooch
Mountbatten Tiara
Pearl and Diamond Tiara
Art Deco Diamond Necklace
Aquamarine Suite
Diamond Necklace
Diamond Floral Necklace
Diamond Bow Brooch