Lady Mountbatten on Compassionate Friends group

Title

Lady Mountbatten on Compassionate Friends group

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Lady Mountbatten, whose husband and 14 year old son were killed by an IRA bomb 10 years ago has been speaking about how she overcame her bittterness. The countess is patron of Compassionate Friends, a self helf group of bereaved parents, now marking its 20th anniversary. Edwina Mountbatten tells Neil Curry about how parents can ease the burden of the loss. Originally from Mercia Sound.

Contributors

Mercia Sound; Neil Curry; Edwina Mountbatten

Keywords

Deaths; Terrorism; IRA; Homicide; Children (age group); Bombs; Parents; Bereavement; Compassionate Friends; Victim support groups

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