Sinn Fein apologises for IRA killing of Lord Mountbatten, Prince Philip's uncle
Lord Mountbatten
President of Sein Fein party, once the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Sunday apologised for IRA's role in killing Lord Louis Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten was Prince Philip's uncle and last Viceroy of India. The IRA assassinated Mountbatten in 1979 as part of a decades-long conflict waged between Irish republicans and those who wanted Northern Ireland to remain in British hands.
Sein Fein president Mary Lou McDonald's comment came just a day after Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth the Second, was laid to rest. He passed away at the age of 99 on April 9.
"Of course I am sorry that happened, of course that is heart-breaking," McDonald told Times Radio.
"I am happy to reiterate that on the weekend that your queen buried her beloved husband," she added.
It was the first time the political leader of Irish republicans has apologised for the bombing, with McDonald's predecessor Gerry Adams saying at the time that Mountbatten was a legitimate target.
Three other people, including Mountbatten's 14-year-old grandson and a 15-year-old boy, were killed when the IRA blew up Mountbatten's yacht in the Irish village of Mullaghmore.
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Mountbatten was a mentor to Prince Philip and Prince Charles.
McDonald said Sunday that "my job, and I think Prince Charles... would absolutely appreciate this, is to lead from the front now, in these times.
"It's all of our jobs to make sure that no other child, no other family, irrespective of who they are, face the kind of trauma and heartbreak that was all too common sadly in all sides on this island and beyond," she said.
Around 3,500 lives were lost in the conflict between unionists and nationalists over the future of Northern Ireland that ended with a landmark peace deal in 1998.
(With inputs from agencies)