Today, I happened to stumble across a re-broadcast of one of the installments of "The Lost Prince" on Masterpiece Theater (PBS). I watched this installment -- at times with tears welling up -- entirely enthralled.
This was a beautiful production of the true, heart-rending story of the youngest son of England's King George V, who spent most of his life in isolation. His older brothers -- Edward VIII and George VI -- went on to become King later on life.
The episode I watched today covered about a decade of Prince John's youth and showed how his mother -- in part, out of ignorance -- simply shut him away without understanding the epileptic seizures and other ailments he showed as a young boy.
A highly-recommended production!
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