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Earl Mountbatten of Burma was killed when the IRA blew his fishing boat out of the water on 27th August 1979.

Prince Charles wrote the children's book The Old Man of Lochnagar to please Andrew and Edward while they were on their summer cruise. It was published in December 1980 to raise money for a Covent Garden appeal. The story is based on an old, grumpy Scottish man who lives in a cave at Lochnagar in Balmoral, one of Charles' favourite spots.

Princess Anne's favourite sport is 3-day eventing/ show jumping and she has won many awards. This is a photograph of her when she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December 1971. The Princess also won the European three-day-event championships during the same year.