Inside the Duchess of Edinburgh and Lady Penny Mountbatten’s friendship as the pair reunite in London

In a sign of how close the two families are, Penny and Ivar named Prince Edward as the godfather to Ella, while the Duchess of Edinburgh serves as godmother to Alexandra. Ivar and Penny share a third daughter, Louise Mountbatten.

The family ties don’t stop there. Lord Ivar is godfather to Edward and Sophie’s daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, and he recently revealed that the pair are…