James & the late 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
Pat, John & the late Philomena 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) later 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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
The late 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
Trudy & the late Rodney 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
The late 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
The late 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 & the late 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
Kathy & the late Charlie 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