Rescuers who pulled the dead and injured of the Mountbatten party from the wreckage of the 1979 IRA bombing have said they hope the visit by the Prince of Wales will bring him closure.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall’s trip to Ireland will take an emotional turn today when they visit the site where Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated.

Britain's Prince Charles will meet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams today as he begins an emotional and historic trip to the west of Ireland where his great uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA.

The Prince of Wales tomorrow begins an emotional trip to the west of Ireland where his great uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA.