| 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 |
