warren hastings was the last viceroy to have served in india before independence.
warren hastings was the last viceroy to have served in india before independence.
who was the last viceroy to have served in india before independence?
warren hastings
appointments to both orders ceased after 14 august 1947. the orders have never been formally abolished, and queen elizabeth ii remains the sovereign of the orders. there are no living members of the order.









































bullet::::- the last grand master of the order was rear admiral the 1st viscount mountbatten of burma (later promoted and created admiral of the fleet the 1st earl mountbatten of burma; 1900–1979), the last viceroy of india. lord mountbatten was killed in an ira bombing in county sligo on 27 august 1979.
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lord mountbatten: the last viceroy









































lord mountbatten: the last viceroy is a british television series which first aired on itv in 1986. it depicts lord mountbatten's time as supreme commander, south-east asia in the second world war, and then as viceroy of india shortly after the war in the days leading up to indian independence. the film was shot in sri lanka.









































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bullet::::- nicol williamson ... lord louis mountbatten









































bullet::::- janet suzman ... edwina mountbatten









































bullet::::- dreya weber ... pamela mountbatten









































bullet::::- wendy hiller ... princess victoria of hesse and by rhine
lord mountbatten: the last viceroy