Nature: Avalanche, Klosters 1988
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| born on | 10 March 1988 at 14:45 (= 2:45 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Klosters, Switzerland, 46n54, 9e53 | ||||
| Timezone | CET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   20°12'   09°13 Asc. 11°35'
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Biography
Swiss avalanche in which British Army officer Major Lindsay was killed, aged 34, while accompanying Charles, Prince of Wales, on a holiday. A regional avalanche warning was in effect that day above 5,280 feet and the group had been at about 6,000 feet prior to the avalanche. Swiss authorities stated that the avalanche began about 300 feet above the group of six skiers, and that Lindsay and another member of the group, Patricia Palmer-Tomkinson, could not avoid the snow. Both Lindsay and Palmer-Tomkinson were swept away by the avalanche and over a precipice.
In an interview in 1992, Diana, Princess of Wales, claimed that she took charge of the arrangements after the accident as Prince Charles was in shock. The group flew back with the body on 12 March and was met with a guard of honour from his regiment. His funeral took place on 17 March 1988 at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, with the Queen, Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, in attendance. His wife, Sarah Lindsay, was six or seven months pregnant at the time. She subsequently gave birth to a daughter, Alice Rose Lyttelton Lindsay on 14 May 1988. She later remarried and took the last name Horsley.
A criminal inquiry was opened after the avalanche, to determine if Prince Charles should face charges for the accident, as in 1964 an Olympic skier in Switzerland was charged with homicide by negligence following the deaths of two skiers in his charge.[10] Prince Charles was later cleared of potential charges and authorities announced that while they would file no criminal charges against the party, the group did cause the avalanche.
Despite the concern of his widow, the death of Lindsay was portrayed in the Netflix drama The Crown in 2020 for its fourth season. She reportedly wrote to the producers and asked them not to portray the accident, stating it was a private tragedy. In response the producers responded by stating that they understood her concerns but the accident would still be portrayed in the series as they deal with difficult subjects with integrity and great sensitivity. His widow was horrified that the series depicted that accident and was concerned about the potential impact of the episode on her daughter. The episode titled "Avalanche", focuses on the aftermath of the avalanche with real audio reporting of the event imposed over a long-distance shot of an avalanche, with no actor for Lindsay cast for the series.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (born 14 November 1948)
- associate relationship with Entertainment: The Crown (born 1 November 2016)
Source Notes
AFA Bulletin Vol. 50 No. 4 - April 1988 quotes Mary Frances Wood from news [original AA database] https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1988/mar/11/monarchy.fromthearchive [Mark Okrasa].
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Criminal cases
- Notable : Famous : Newsmaker
- Mundane : Disasters : Accidents
- Mundane : Disasters : Natural Disasters