Penny Mountbatten

Penelope Anne Vere, Lady Ivar Mountbatten, known as Penny Mountbatten, is a British philanthropist and businesswoman. She served as the lady of the manor of Moyns Park and then Bridwell Park until her divorce from Lord Ivar Mountbatten in 2011.

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Biography

Mountbatten was born on 17 March 1966 to Colin Graham Thompson and Rosemary Vere Edwards, of Old Manor House, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire. Her parents later divorced and her mother remarried Tim Walker. She was educated at Royal High School, Bath.
On 23 April 1994 she married Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a third cousin-once removed of Elizabeth II, at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare in a ceremony attended by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Prince Edward. They have three daughters:

Ella Louise Georgina Mountbatten – goddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Alexandra Alix Nada Victoria Mountbatten – goddaughter of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
Louise Luli Xenia Rose Mountbatten.

Mountbatten served as lady of the manor of her husband's country estate Moyns Park until 1997, when the couple purchased Bridwell Park. She and her husband separated in September 2010 and divorced amicably in November 2011. Her ex-husband, who came out as homosexual, later married James Coyle. Mountbatten gave her ex-husband away at the wedding.
Mountbatten serves as patron of Leukaemia Care, an organization that promotes cancer research and finding a cure for Leukaemia. She succeeded her ex-husband's first cousin once-removed, Lady Pamela Hicks, as patron. She is the patron of four other charities, including Devon Air Ambulance.
An avid cyclist, Mountbatten would bike to raise money for different charitable causes, including biking at the Great Wall of China.
Mountbatten owns and manages Penny Mountbatten London, a luxury brand representation and event management firm, which has several royal warranted labels.