Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children. – Lord Mountbatten
Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could. – Lord Mountbatten
No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew. – Lord Mountbatten
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise. – George Tenet