James & Sacha Abercorn | Friends of the Brabourne & Mountbatten families |
Terry Baker | Ambulance driver who conveyed the author and his father to Sligo Hospital |
Cecil Barber | Ambulance driver who conveyed the author’s mother & grandmother to Sligo Hospital |
Alex Barraki | Work associate of author |
Philomena, Pat & John Barry | Former Classiebawn staff |
Susan Batten | Daughter of Iris Portal, friend of Doreen, Lady Brabourne |
Gill Bennett | Former Chief Historian at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London |
Caroline Bentley | Interviewed witnesses living in Germany |
Brian & Heather Best | Brian, a surgical registrar in 1979, adminstered life saving assistance at the scene |
Ian Boyes | Metropolitan Police |
8th Lord Brabourne (Norton) | Chairman, Trustees of the Broadlands Archives |
Sean Brennan | Crew of the lifeboat that recovered Nicholas from the scene |
The late Professor Alan Browne | On holiday in Mullaghmore and offered support to the author’s family |
Diana Browne | Retired GP living in Mullaghmore |
The late Dr. Elizabeth Bryan | Consultant Paediatrician & pioneer in twin studies |
Paul Burns | British soldier injured in Northern Ireland hours after the Mullaghmore bomb |
Tess Callaway | Member of the publishing team, Hutchinson, Random House |
Camilla Goslett | Member of the Literary Agency team |
James Chambers | Author of “Palmerston ‘The People’s Darling’” |
General John de Chastelain | Head of the Independent International Commission on Decomissioning in Ireland |
Margaret Connolly-Jones | Widow of Michael Connolly, former Classiebawn staff |
Dr Dennis Coppel | Consultant Anaesthetist from Belfast who examined the survivors |
John Courtney | Officer in charge of the 1979 Garda investigation into the Mullaghmore bomb |
Revd Sheila Cox | Vicar at St John the Baptist Church, Mersham, Kent (2009) |
Jamie & the late Sylvia Crathorne | Friends of the Brabourne/Mountbatten family |
Patrick J Davey | Garda officer based in Ballyshannon in 1979 |
Edward Dawson | On holiday in Mullaghmore and transported the body of Lord Mountbatten back to the harbour |
Sheilagh Densham-Paton | Correspondended with author’s father after the bomb |
Catherine Doherty | Former Classiebawn staff |
Dr Jim Donovan | Director of the Irish Forensic Service in 1979 |
Dr Terence Dudeney | On holiday in Mullaghmore and offered support to the author’s family |
Elizabeth Duffy | Tended the injured and accompanied the author and his father to hospital |
David & Susie Dugdale | Friends of the Brabourne/Mountbatten family |
Thomas Dunne | Garda Detective who interviewed the defendants |
Stewart Eldon | British Ambassador in Ireland 2003-2006 |
Olga Edridge | Friend of the author and principal ally in his book |
Peter Emerson | Friend of the author |
Professor Richard English | Professor of Politics, Queens University, Belfast |
Professor Roy F Foster | Carroll Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford |
Annie Foulds | Work associate of the author |
Julie Fox | Compiled a family history of the Gore-Booth family |
John Furlong | Garda officer who assisted the author during his research |
Bob Garratt | Metropolitan Police |
The late Giles Gordon | Literary Agent |
Dame Anne Griffiths | Librarian and Archivist to Duke of Edinburgh |
Mary Gantley | Nursing Staff in Sligo Hospital in August 1979 |
Caroline Gascoigne | Publishing Director, Editor of the book |
Maureen Gateley | Nursing Staff in Sligo Hospital in August 1979 |
Dr Donald Gibb | Friend of the author |
Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation | Society committed to peacebuilding and reconciliation in Ireland and beyond |
Sir Josslyn & Lady Gore-Booth | Nephew of Aideen Gore-Booth, Lord Mountbatten’s agent in Ireland |
Robert & I. Christiane Graf | Witnessed explosion and helped recover Paul Maxwell from the scene |
Michael Hampsey | Assisted in searching the scene for survivors |
Professor John Harbison | Irish State Pathologist in 1979 |
Toby Harnden | Author, journalist and commentator on the IRA |
Chris Harper | Manager of Erriff Fishery 1977-1979 |
Sahar Hashemi | Friend of the author |
The late James Hawthorne | Head of BBC Television in Northern Ireland 1978-1987 |
Mrs Ron Heath (Betty) | Wife of Lord Mountbatten’s electrician |
Tony & Mary Heenan | Consultant Anaesthetist at Sligo Hospital and his wife. Tony oversaw the care and treatment of the survivors |
John Hennessy | Garda Officer based in the Mullaghmore area in 1979 |
Kevin Henry | Garda Officer on protection duty at Classiebawn in August 1979 and witnessed the explosion |
Trevor Henry | Trainee shipwright helping to maintain Shadow V in 1979 |
Mary & Geoffrey Hornsey | Mother of Paul Maxwell |
Janie Ironside-Wood | PR consultant |
Rachel Johnson | Friend of Paul Maxwell and his family |
Dr Stewart Johnston | Consultant Ophthalmologist from Belfast who examined the survivors |
Patrick Jordan | Detective Inspector from the Garda Ballistics Unit involved in the 1979 investigation |
Norman Kee | Garda Officer who searched the crime scene at Mullaghmore |
Michael Kelly | Crew of Shadow V, 1971-1973 |
J. Christopher Durham Kenyon | London-based undertaker who flew to Ireland to assist the return of the bodies to the UK |
Charles Kidd | Commentator on British & European aristocracies |
Billy Kinlough | Garda Officer who assisted the author with his research |
Nicholas Knatchbull Bursaries | To assist students who could not otherwise afford to attend the Dragon School in Oxford |
Peter S. Larkman | Former Housemaster of Gordonstoun School in Scotland |
Tosh Lavery | Garda diver who searched the crime scene at Mullaghmore |
Claire Loftus | Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Ireland |
Rodney & Trudy Lomax | Rodney is the boatbuilder in Mullaghmore who maintained Shadow V |
Mary Lowry | Nursing Staff in Sligo Hospital in August 1979 |
Jim Lucas | Son of a crew member of HMS Kelly commanded by Lord Mountbatten |
Bernard Lyden | Garda Inspector based in the Mullaghmore area in 1979 |
May McGowan | Widow of Ambulance Driver who took the author and his father to Sligo Hospital |
Graham Mason | Retired Metropolitan Police Officer |
The late Michael Mavor | Former Headmaster at Gordonstoun School in Scotland |
Donna Macauley (née Maxwell) | Sister of Paul Maxwell |
John & Marion Maxwell | Father of Paul Maxwell |
Lisa McKean (née Maxwell) | Sister of Paul Maxwell |
Fionn McArthur | Crew of Shadow V, 1978 |
The late John McCann | Boatbuilder in Moneygold who built Shadow V |
Michael & Brid McCarthy | Parents of Adrian McCarthy who took part in the ecumenical service at Mullaghmore Harbour |
Pauric McCullagh | Ambulance man who conveyed Nicholas to Sligo Hospital |
John McGerty | Garda Detective who interviewed the defendants |
Peter & Grainne McHugh | Assisted the survivors at Mullaghmore |
Ray McHugh | Garda Inspector who assisted the author with his research |
Brian MacLaurin | PR consultant |
Bobby Moorhead | Solicitor and family friend of the Brabournes |
Jonathan Lloyd | Literary Agent |
Hans-Rudiger Minow | TV Documentary producer |
Emma Mitchell | Director of Publicity at Hutchinson, Random House |
John Moloney | Garda Officer who accompanied Nicholas to Sligo Hospital |
Dr Desmond Moran | Sligo Coroner |
Michael Morland | Former UK Ambassador to Burma, friend of the author |
W. James Morrison | Assisted in transporting the body of Lord Mountbatten back to Mullaghmore Harbour |
Glen Morrison | Assisted in transporting the body of Lord Mountbatten back to Mullaghmore Harbour |
Fachtna Murphy | Commissioner of An Garda Síochána 2007 to present day |
Kevin Mullins | Garda Officer on duty at Classiebawn in August 1979 and witnessed the explosion |
Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation | Support for people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related conditions |
Peter & Margaret Nicholson | Former Butler at Classiebawn |
John O’Brien | Irish Army Company Sergeant who alerted the Air Rescue in 1979 |
June O’Brien | Work associate of author |
Dr Adrian O’Connell | Consultant ophthalmologist at Sligo Hospital who treated the survivors |
Dr Brian O’Connor | Pathologist at Sligo Hospital in 1979 |
Michael O’Connor | Crew of Shadow V 1972-76 |
John O’Grady | Former Classiebawn staff |
Denis O’Hara | Coxswain of the lifeboat who recovered Nicholas from the scene |
Richard M Langworth | Editor of The Churchill Centre |
Malcolm Oldfield | Cameraman and work associate of the author |
Manfred, Inge & Nina Ottow | On holiday in Mullaghmore. Manfred helped recover Paul Maxwell |
The late Prof. J. Frank Pantridge | Consultant Cardiologist from Belfast who examined the survivors |
Jane Perkins | Secretary to Countess Mountbatten of Burma (Patricia) |
Helen Phelps | Researcher, From a Clear Blue Sky |
Charlie & Kathy Pierce | Witnessed the explosion and rescued Lord & Lady Brabourne and Doreen, Lady Brabourne |
Dr Richard Porter | Author and curator at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
Sam Power | Detective Inspector in the Ballistics section of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1979 |
Nicholas Prins | Friend of the author |
Bob Pullin | General Manager of Broadlands 1978-1985 |
Lord Puttnam (David) | Film Producer, friend and colleague of Lord Brabourne (John) |
Colin Randall | Journalist who attended the funeral of Francis McGirl |
David Reddaway | British Ambassador in Ireland 2006-2009 |
Vicki Robinson | Indexer for Hutchinson, Random House |
Karen Robson | Senior Archivist of Special Collections at the University of Southampton |
Juliet Roche | Work associate of Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Robson |
Shane Rodgers | Trainee shipwright helping to maintain Shadow V in 1979 |
The late Freda Rooney | Summer Chef at Classiebawn in 1979 |
Grace Ryan | Summer staff at Classiebawn in 1979 |
Marshall Sandes | Son of George Sandes, former Deputy Agent at Classiebawn |
Martin Shelbourne | Extra crew of the lifeboat that recovered Nicholas from the scene |
Amaro Silva | Work associate of the author |
Yvonne Smith | Daughter of Jules Bracken, former Game Keeper at Classiebawn |
Michael Sullivan | Garda Sergeant |
Joanna Taylor | Member of the publishing team, Hutchinson, Random House |
Tina Thomson | Daughter of Sir Charles ‘Dick’ Troughton, friend of the Brabourne family |
Mark Toher | Compiled a family history of the Gore-Booth family |
Barbara Tolhurst | Secretary to Countess Mountbatten of Burma (Patricia) |
Michael Treacy | Helicopter winchman who assisted in the recovery of Nicholas from the scene |
Peter Troughton | Son of Sir Charles ‘Dick’ Troughton, friend of the Brabourne family |
The late Hugh Tunney &
Caroline Devine |
Hugh Tunney, the former owner of Classiebawn |
Richard & Liz Wallace | Richard, a surgical registrar in 1979, adminstered life saving assistance at the scene |
William & Ruth Wilkinson | William witnessed the explosion and rescued Lord & Lady Brabourne and Doreen, Lady Brabourne |
Lady Williams (Jane) | Daughter of Iris Portal, friend of Doreen, Lady Brabourne |
The late Canon T.P.S. Wood | Chaplain, Sligo Hospital |
Dick & Elizabeth Wood-Martin | Witnessed the explosion and rescued the author from the scene |
Adam Woolfitt | Photographed Classiebawn, 1970 |
Professor Chris Woolgar | Head of Special Collections at the University of Southampton, home of the Broadlands Archives |
Philip Ziegler | Author, friend of the Brabourne family |
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