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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. He was also the great-uncle and mentor of [[Charles III | * In the real world, {{w|Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|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 Prince Charles (later [[Charles III]]), uncle of [[Prince Philip]], 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. | * 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. | ||
