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Edwina, Nehru had a spiritual relationship: daughter

New Delhi, Dec 2: Edwina Mountbatten enjoyed a close and warm relationship with Jawaharlal Nehru but it was spiritual and intellectual, not a sexual one, says the lady's daughter Pamela Hicks.Excerpts from her just released



"She found in Panditji the companionship and equality of spirit and intellect that she craved. Each helped overcome loneliness in the other."



Mountbatten saw this too but let his wife get on with this new phase of her life, the daily quoted the book as saying. For him, Edwina's new interest was a relief.

"Her new-found happiness released him from her relentless late-night recriminations, the constant accusations that he didn't understand her and was ignoring her."

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