▁India ▁as ▁Louis ▁Mount b atten , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁Mount b atten ▁of ▁Bur ma . ▁Alice ▁married ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁their ▁son ▁is ▁Prince ▁Philip , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁The ▁proposal ▁of ▁marriage ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁Louise ▁Mount b atten ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁marry ▁and ▁become ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Ver ul am ▁family ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Hotel ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁business ▁today . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁AB ▁Hot els ▁group ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 2 ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁East ▁of ▁England ▁( S op well ▁House ▁and ▁Five ▁L akes ▁Res ort . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁' S op well ' ▁It ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁an ▁earlier ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁S op well ▁House , ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁which ▁remain ▁today ▁along ▁Cot ton mill ▁Lane ▁near ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans . ▁This ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁S op well ▁Pri ory ▁following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁monaster ies . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁country ▁house ▁S op well ▁Hall ▁in ▁North ▁Ti pper ary , ▁Ireland ▁see ▁S op well , ▁North ▁Ti pper ary ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁S op