Edwina Mountbatten
This celebrity goo was created by Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie may have altered Samir's goo before publication.
publication date: Saturday, August 8, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)
category: 
Family
clue: Even though she was married into British government, her heart belonged to India in more ways than one.
explanation: Mountbatten, wife of the last viceroy of India, was renowned for her humanitarian work in the nation, and rumored to have had an affair with the first Indian prime minister. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, and Stan Iwanchuk
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