| 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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