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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
In the real world, Louis Mountbatten, 1st [[Earl]] Mountbatten of [[Burma]], was the last [[Viceroy of India]] during [[British Raj|British rule]], and the first Governor-General of independent [[India]], heavily involved in the partition.
* In the real world, Louis Mountbatten, 1st [[Earl]] Mountbatten of [[Burma]], was the last [[Viceroy of India]] during [[British Raj|British rule]] and the first Governor-General of independent [[India]], heavily involved in the partition. He was also the great-uncle and mentor of [[Charles III|Prince Charles]], and second cousin once removed of [[Elizabeth II]].
 
* The plot of ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'' was heavily inspired by {{w|Harold Wilson conspiracy theories#The 1968 plot|a real-life conspiracy theory}} involving Mountbatten. The theory alleged that, in 1968, {{w|Cecil Harmsworth King}}, the head of the {{w|IPC Media|International Publishing Corporation}}, plotted to overthrow [[Harold Wilson]] and install Lord Mountbatten as the interim [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]. In ''State of Emergency'', [[Ballister|Lord Ballister]] is a stand-in for Lord Mountbatten.
He was also the great-uncle and mentor of [[Charles III|Prince Charles]], and second cousin once removed of [[Elizabeth II]].
 
=== As historical inspiration ===
The plot of ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'' was heavily inspired by a {{w|Harold Wilson conspiracy theories#The 1968 plot|real life conspiracy theory}} involving Mountbatten. The theory alleged that, in 1968, {{w|Cecil Harmsworth King}}, the head of the {{w|IPC Media|International Publishing Corporation}}, plotted to overthrow [[Harold Wilson]] and install Lord Mountbatten as the interim [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]].
 
Like the fictional [[Ballister|Lord Ballister]] in ''State of Emergency'', Mountbatten was a relative of the [[British Royal Family]] who served with distinction during [[World War II]] and was held in a high regard by the British public.


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