Which British royal family hid the darkest secrets?

Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were first cousins of Queen Elizabeth. They were each born with mental disabilities and were hidden away at the Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives at the ages of 22 and 15.

Did the royal family hide mentally challenged?

Nerissa Bowes-Lyon and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, first cousins of Queen Elizabeth, were secretly incarcerated in the Royal Earlswood Asylum for Mental Defectives in 1941. The scandal, uncovered after Nerissa’s death in 1986, was the subject of a 2011 documentary. Here’s the real story of the Queen’s hidden cousins.

Which royal was killed in a plane crash?

Prince William
Prince William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane in a competition….Prince William of Gloucester.

Prince William
Died	28 August 1972 (aged 30) Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire
Burial	2 September 1972 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire

Did the queen have a disabled sister?

Nerissa was born in 1919 and younger sister Katherine in 1926, both daughters of minor aristocrat John Bowes-Lyon, the brother of Elizabeth, later the Queen Mum. The siblings were born with severe developmental disabilities and neither ever learnt to talk.

Which royal had a disabled child?

There have been royal children born with disabilities. Most recently was Prince John, son of King George V. At the age of 4, he was diagnosed with severe epilepsy and though he lived in Sandringham with his nanny, he too part in royal life until his death following a violent seizure in 1919.

Are there any true facts about the British royal family?

British Paranormal lists the top 5 creepy true facts about the British Royal Family. 1. Their Ancestors were Cannibals: It’s hard to believe now, but as little as 300 years ago, British Royals routinely consumed human flesh and organs for medicinal purposes.

Are there any ghosts of the royal family?

According to Ghost-Story.co.uk, royal ghosts include Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth I, who apparently wears all black, presumably because she is dead.

Does the royal family come from a small gene pool?

Until recently the Royal Family has been pretty persistent in ensuring their descendants come from quite a small gene pool. It’s interesting to note that a number of queen-consorts have ascended the throne after first being engaged to the deceased sibling of the new King.

Why doesn’t the royal family have any children with hemophilia?

Two reasons (or should we say genetically inherited conditions): Victoria was the first member of the royal family to have children with hemophilia, and King George III was the last member diagnosed with porphyria. The current royal family refuses to indulge such speculation.