Charles remembers 'grandfather I never had' Mountbatten in Sligo speech

Prince Charles paid tribute to the "grandfather he never had", the assassinated Lord Mountbatten, in a speech this afternoon in which he said Ireland's friendship cannot be based on "pretending the past did not happen".

Prince Charles paid tribute to the "grandfather he never had", the assassinated Lord Mountbatten, in a speech this afternoon in which he said friendship with Ireland cannot be based on "pretending the past did not happen".

Britain's Prince Charles makes a speech at the 'Model Arts Centre' in Sligo town https://t.co/2zFxhHvv4r

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