Charles makes vigil to the spot where Mountbatten was murdered
As part of a poignant visit to the scene of the atrocity where his beloved relative was assassinated, Charles was led around the picturesque seaside village of Mullaghmore by Timothy Knatchbull (pictured right, top left image) the then 14-year-old boy who survived the attack, which claimed the life of four people. Following the fatal explosion, which took place in August 1979, Timothy was pulled from the wreckage alive. But, tragically, his twin brother Nicholas, his grandmother Doreen - who was Charles' godmother - and his grandfather, Charles' mentor Lord Mountbatten, were all killed. Paul Maxwell, a 15-year-old from Killynure, Country Fermanagh, who had worked on preparing the boat for fishing, also died. The blast took place when the earl, who holidayed for decades at nearby Classiebawn Castle, took his family onboard the pleasure boat Shadow V (pictured bottom left) to pick lobster pots and fish. The visit to the harbour (right) - some 36 years after the tragedy took place - came after a moving speech during which Charles spoke of his family's 'deep loss' after the death of Mountbatten.
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