Peerage Record – 10424

     Penelope Meredith Eastwood was born on 16 April 1953 at London, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Reginald Wray Frank Eastwood and Marian Elizabeth Wood.¹ She married Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma, son of John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, on 20 October 1979 at Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     From 20 October 1979, her married name became Knatchbull. After her marriage, Penelope Meredith Eastwood was styled as Baroness Brabourne of Brabourne on 23 September 2005. After her marriage, Penelope Meredith Eastwood was styled as Countess Mountbatten of Burma on 13 June 2017.

     Reginald Wray Frank Eastwood married Marian Elizabeth Wood.¹
     He lived at Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain^G.²

     Marian Elizabeth Wood married Reginald Wray Frank Eastwood.¹

     Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne was born on 15 May 1981 at London, England^G.¹ He is the son of Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Penelope Meredith Eastwood.¹ He married Amber St. Clare on 20 May 2021.²
     He was styled as Lord Brabourne in 2017.

     Hon. Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull was born on 5 December 1982 at London, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Penelope Meredith Eastwood.¹ She married Thomas Edward Huntly Hooper, son of Peter Huntly Hooper and Patricia M. Bucknill, on 25 June 2016 at Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, England.²
     From 25 June 2016, her married name became Hooper.²

     Hon. Leonora Louise Marie Elizabeth Knatchbull was born on 25 June 1986 at London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Penelope Meredith Eastwood.¹ She died on 22 October 1991 at age 5 at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, England^G, from cancer. She was buried on 26 October 1991 at London, England^G.²

     Hon. Michael John Ulick Knatchbull was born on 24 May 1950 at London, England^G.¹ He is the son of John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.¹ He married, firstly, Melissa Clare Owen, daughter of Sir John Arthur Dalziel Owen and Valerie Ethell, on 1 June 1985 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He and Melissa Clare Owen were divorced in 1997.² He married, secondly, Susan Penelope Jane Coates, daughter of Cedric Coates, on 6 March 1999 at Ashford, Kent, England^G.²
     Hon. Michael John Ulick Knatchbull also went by the nick-name of Joe.³ He was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.³ He graduated from Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)³

     Melissa Clare Owen was born on 12 November 1960 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Sir John Arthur Dalziel Owen and Valerie Ethell.¹ She married Hon. Michael John Ulick Knatchbull, son of John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne of Brabourne and Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, on 1 June 1985 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ She and Hon. Michael John Ulick Knatchbull were divorced in 1997.²
     She was a film actress, including Four Weddings and a Funeral.³ From 1 June 1985, her married name became Knatchbull.

     Sir John Arthur Dalziel Owen was born on 22 November 1925.² He was the son of Robert John Owen and Olive Barlow.³ He married Valerie Ethell, daughter of William Ethell, on 26 July 1952.² He died on 9 December 2010 at age 85.³
     He was educated at Soihull School, Solihull, Warwickshire, England.² He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1949 with a Bachelor of Civil Laws (B.C.L.)² He was admitted to Gray’s Inn in 1951 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1970.² He held the office of Recorder between 1972 and 1984.² He held the office of Judge of the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1980 and 1984.² He held the office of Circuit Judge of the Central Criminal Court between 1984 and 1986.² He held the office of Judge of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division between 1988 and 2000.² He lived at Bickerstaff House, Idlicote, Warwickshire, England.⁴

     Valerie Ethell was the daughter of William Ethell.² She married Sir John Arthur Dalziel Owen, son of Robert John Owen and Olive Barlow, on 26 July 1952.³ She died in 1988.²
     From 26 July 1952, her married name became Owen.^1,2