Leonora Knatchbull was the goddaughter of the Princess of Wales, making her one of 17 godchildren overall. Princess Diana is understood to have visited Leonora at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London before she passed away.
Diana made a final visit to her goddaughter at London's St Bartholomew's Hospital later that year and Leonora died on 22 October 1991. No parent should have to bury their child. And yet for the Knatchbull family, it was just another shattering blow.
The young girl — who was the great-granddaughter of Louis Mountbatten, making her a distant cousin of King Charles III — was five years old when she passed away from kidney cancer on October 22, 1991. However, Leonora and her family were not just connected to the British royal family.
Penny is the wife of Philip's godson, Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
He is also a second cousin to Charles III, through his mother and Charles' father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was his godfather. Mountbatten is the godfather of Philip's grandson, the Prince of Wales.
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What happened after Leonora Knatchbull's death? In 1994, Leonora's parents established the Leonora Children's Cancer Fund in her memory. The Royal Family are understood to have offered support to the Mountbattens following their daughter's death and Prince Philip attended a reception to promote the charity.
Leonora Louise Marie Elizabeth Knatchbull was the youngest child of Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl of Mountbatten, and Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma. She was born on June 25, 1986, and died from kidney cancer on Oct. 22, 1991 at the age of five.
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Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
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