The Lost Prince

I watched this DVD last week. It's quite well done. It's a two-part BBC miniseries about the short life of Prince John, the youngest son of George V and Queen Mary--the Prince had a number of health problems and died at 13. I actually knew of him before because he was another one of those "hidden" people in a large family that interest me--people whose stories weren't told because they died young, or had some illness, or there was some mystery attached to them for whatever reason. People like Rosemary Kennedy, or my aunt Maude. I've seen pictures of John with his older siblings, David (aka Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII and then the Duke of Windsor) and Bertie (aka Prince Albert, later George VI, the current Queen's father), Princess Mary, the younger brothers Henry, Duke of Gloucester and George, Duke of Kent. I remember seeing this sweet little baby, sickly looking, in his mother's arms--he always intrigued me, that sweet doomed face.

( The Lost Prince )