Lady Moimtbatten, C.I., G.B.E..

D.C.V.O., wife of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, died on the 21st of February, 1960, at the age of 58.

The wide range of charitable work with which she was closely associated for many years, and to which she devoted so much energy, thought and skill, included the life-boat service.

Lady Mountbatten became a vice- president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in 1925 and was elected its president in 1944, a post she still held at the time of her death. In 1950 she named the new Dover life-boat, and in 1957 she presented medals for gallantry and other awards at the Institution's annual general meeting. She took an active part in the organisation of a number of social activities designed to raise money for the life-boat service, particularly those arranged by the Central London Women's Committee. She was the guest of honour at the last ball organ- ised by that committee..