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Programme on tonight :The Queens Hidden Cousins.

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ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 17 Nov 2011 22:21

Kay I do think that it would be a bit complicated for the Queen to visit.

However the immediate relatives of all the girls should have. However I have just recalled some years ago I spoke to an old man concerning OH family history and he told me he had an aunt who died when she was 14.

I did not tell him what I knew - that his aunt died when she was 21 - she entered the local asylum at 14 yrs of age suffering from epilepsy. So it does follow the same trend in the highest and lowest families in the land.

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 17 Nov 2011 22:20

I bet if Dianna had known about them she would have loved to have visited.
Can you imagine how much that would have meant to them.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 17 Nov 2011 22:15


They were only two out of 5 within that family circle,,,,,what charmers that in later life the queen mother or the queen couldnt reconise them.....and then to overlook they were still alive and filled a Burkes Peerage that they were dead and blamed it on an oversight is just outrageous and couldnt even show any respect to attend the funeral or errect a headstone till the story broke years ago show just how so proper these people were,,,,,,,,,,,they should be ashamed throughly ashamed,,,,,,,,and even the queen has never made any attempt to go visit the remaining cousin. its all down the the Bowes-Lyon family.........and the queen mother going about like she cared about the welfare of others and a patron of Mencap she wasnt fit for the position.......

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 17 Nov 2011 22:14

Well, what did you all think about the programme.
I was angry that the girls were left there all those years. I find it so sad. I am sure with all the money the royal family have the girls could have been cared for without being sent totally away from their parents. :-(

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 17 Nov 2011 22:14

Recalled when they first hit the headlines. However towards the end they mentioned three others but only mentioned 2 girls named Fane so who is the other?

Their siblings could have sent them gifts etc unless of course they too were told they were dead.

Jane

Jane Report 17 Nov 2011 21:39

Just watching now :-( :-(

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 17 Nov 2011 21:36

This is such a sad programme.

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 17 Nov 2011 19:09

There's a documentary programme on Channel 4 tonight at 9:00 (or 10:00 on Channel 13) if anyone's interested, about the Queen Mothers nieces Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon who were born with learning difficulties and were hidden away from view. Have googled and there's a lot of information on them. :-(

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