Mother of child killed during Lord Mountbatten assassination speaks to This Week
08 March 2026

Mother of child killed during Lord Mountbatten assassination speaks to This Week

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On August 27th 1979, the provisional IRA bombed Lord Mountbatten's cruiser at Mullaghmore harbour in Sligo, killing the British statesman along with his daughter, grandson, and 15-year-old Paul Maxwell. Paul's mother, Mary Hornsey, gives a rare interview on the event.