Nerissa and Katherines grandfather Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore lived until 1944, three years after his two granddaughters were placed at Royal Earlswood Hospital. 1578. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon (18 February 1919 22 January 1986) and Katherine Juliet Bowes-Lyon (4 July 1926 23 February 2014)[1] were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). There was never any risk of that genetic disorder occurring in the British royal family descended from The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, because it did not originate in the Bowes-Lyon family. Maternal First Cousins: Children of The Honorable John Bowes-Lyon and The Honorable Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis. Her funeral was attended by some of the hospital staff who had cared for her and without any money provided for a burial, a pauper's grave was provided at Redhill cemetery. In 1987, Gerard Fane-Trefusis, 22nd Baron Clinton, the great-grandson of the 21st Baron Clinton, rejected the idea of any kind of cover-up. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. They even live nearby, with three more of their blood relativesat Royal Earlswood Hospital, a state-funded mental institution formerly known as The Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles. The Crown season 4, episode 7 presents another Princess Margaret-centric chapter that is similar to its predecessors. When I googled it I didnt find the name of the specific genetic conditions they had. Dianas only child Katherine Somervell (born 1961), a goddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II who married Robert Lagneau, also would have been able to play a role in the decisions regarding her aunts. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Her funeral was attended by only Royal Earlswood Hospital staff members. Please try again later. This browser does not support getting your location. With all that in mind, Margaret returns to her therapist, beseeching her to tell her the truth: Am I destined to be mad, too? She isnt, according to the therapists research. In 1923 John*s sister, Elizabeth. Read More About This Surname. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. The Royal Earlswood Hospital, formerly The Asylum for Idiots and The Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives, in Redhill, Surrey, was the first establishment to cater specifically for people with developmental disabilities. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Darwin had nothing on you lot shame on all of you.'. In real life, theres no evidence that Margaret ever even contacted her cousins before she died in 200212 years before Katherine. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. However, Burke's Peerage included specific dates of death for both sisters. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Netflix series The Crown has been launched back in to the streamers Top 10 titles in many countries, in the wake of Queen Elizabeth IIs passing, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 11:07, 11 Nov 2020 This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. As for Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother, the only development in the years since has been that they failed to attend a meeting to discuss Katherines future before Royal Earlswood closed in 1977. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. When Nerissa died in 1986, none of her family attended the funeral. Princess Margaret confronts her mother, the aunt of the two severely mentally disabled women. Burke's Peerage said she had died in 1940.Idonea's mother was the sister of Fenella Trefusis, who was married to John Herbert Bowes Lyon, the Queen Mother's brother and the second son of the Earl of Strathmore. Suggestions of a royal cover-up were rejected in the press by Lord Clinton, who thought that his aunt Fenella (the mother of the two daughters) had completed the form for Burke's Peerage incorrectly due to 'vagueness'; however, Burke's Peerage included specific dates of death for both sisters. The condition was thought to have been hereditary and descended from their common maternal grandfather, Charles Trefusis, 21st baron Clifton. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. She became a Princess of Denmark through her second marriage. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, party planner to the queen and daughter of one of the other Bowes-Lyon cousins, responded at length, disputing both the assertions by the programme-makers of familial abandonment and the methods of "this supposedly factual documentary". Scan this QR code to download the app now. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Perhaps, the sisters needed more care than could be given at home. Their father was John Bowes-Lyon, one of the Queen Mother's older brothers and a son of the Earl of Strathmore. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He married Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, the younger daughter of 21st Baron Clinton in September 1914. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Try again later. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Katherine and Nerissa suffered from a genetic disorder that, as it was revealed, came from their mother's side of the family. Fictional. Violet Trefusis, ne Keppel (1894-1972), English writer and socialite. In 1997, when Royal Earlswood Hospital closed, Katherine Bowes-Lyon and her cousin Idonea Fane, who were the only ones among the five cousins still living, were moved to Ketwin House Care Home in Surrey, England, and then when it closed in 2001, they were moved to another care home in Surrey. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The latest series begins as the 1970s are drawing to a close and takes viewers through to 1990, a period during which the royal family were involved in a number of major scandals, including the illicit relationship between Prince Charles and Camilla. Miss Trefusis was head prison guard of Broadfell Prison, which held Lucy Saxon, as well as a member of a cult that worshiped Harold Saxon. The shocking story of their incarceration came to light shortly after Nerissa's death, when journalists discovered she was buried in a grave marked only by a plastic name-tag and a serial number. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Crace observed that it was Nerissa's death in 1986 which had sparked the tabloid interest in the story the following year. The Queen Mother responds as if she was part of a royal cover-up. Diana Cinderella Mildred Bowes-Lyon (14 December 1923 20 May 1986) married Peter Gordon Colin Somervell (5 May 1910 14 October 1993) on 24 February 1960. The Royal Earlswood was closed in 1997; at least one former nurse has alleged patients were abused. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Resend Activation Email. Try again. Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number. She later died aged 87 in 2014. They were the daughters of John Bowes-Lyon and Fenella Trefusis. In 1982, after thinking her nieces had died, the Queen Mother learned that they were still alive and in the Royal Earlswood Hospital when the hospitals League of Friends wrote to her. Who waited in line and who didnt in the queue for the Queen? John Langdon Down (after whom Down's syndrome was named) was medical superintendent of the hospital from 1855 to 1868. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Katherine Bowes-Lyon at the Royal Earlswood Hospital. John died in 1930 and was. There was never any risk of that genetic disorder occurring in the British royal family descended from The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, because it did not originate in the Bowes-Lyon family. Three other mentally disabled cousins also lived in Earlswood Hospital. Born in 1919 and 1926 respectively, the sisters were daughters of John Bowes-Lyon, elder brother to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother), and Fenella Bowes-Lyon (ne Trefusis). The paupers grave of Nerissa Bowes-Lyon at Redhill Cemetery, marked by a small plastic tag at the foot of the headstone. His sister Elizabeth later become Queen Elizabeth. Make sure that the file is a photo. Try again later. The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment. cemeteries found in Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The episode begins with images of the Queen arriving at the Royal Variety Performance being shown on a TV in a hospital, as Katherine and Nerissa stare at the screen, before standing for the national anthem. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were first cousins to Elizabeth II (on her mother's side). The Queen Mother believed her nieces were deceased and she was not aware of their situation until 1982. Cuando muri en 1986, a los 66 aos, Nerissa fue despedida en un funeral para indigentes, denunci The Sun, algo que confirm en 2011 un documental de Channel 4, The Queen's Hidden Cousins (Las. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. When Charles and Diana wed in July 1981, Katherine and Nerissa are said to have watched the ceremony excitedly on TV. This account has been disabled. While it is true that Princess Margaret was unaware that she had two severely mentally disabled cousins and that they were listed as dead in Burkes Peerage, the rest of the scenario is complete fiction, made up by the series creators. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Here is everything you need to know. Diana Married Peter Gordon Colin Somervell in February 1960 and their daughter Katherine Somervell is a god-daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. The hospital was designed by William Bonython Moffat and built by John Jay, with Prince Albert taking a special interest and laying its foundation stone in June 1853, opening it two years later. Resend Activation Email. The documentary was directed by Kelly Close and made by Minnow Films, an independent production company, whose synopsis states that "Whilst their sisters Elizabeth and Anne enjoyed lives of privilege and inclusion in the upper echelons of the aristocracy, Katherine and Nerissa were all but forgotten, written out of family history." Nerissa et Katherine Bowes-Lyon ont t internes depuis leur adolescence. Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon (18 February 1919 - 22 January 1986) and Katherine Juliet Bowes-Lyon (4 July 1926 - 23 February 2014) [1] were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. What was more unforgivablewhat happened in episode seven or in real life? Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (19 August 1889 - 19 July 1966), the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. The Queen Mother is even shown. On 19 June 1920, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Forfarshire. Can you imagine the headlines if it were to get out? Both Katherine and Nerissa were visited very regularly by their family but neither could speak, and throughout their lives had the thinking age of four years old.. Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number . There have been enough examples on the Windsor side alone to worry people if you add the Bowes-Lyon illnesses to that, the danger is it becomes untenable.. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Archived post. Parmi les autres enfants du comte de Strathmore, il y a leur deuxime fils, John Bowes-Lyon, frre de celle qui deviendra la reine Elizabeth, mre d'Elizabeth II. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. If youre wondering to whom shes referring, so was Margaret. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 2 She married Major Henry Nevile Fane, son of Sir Edmund Douglas Veitch Fane and Constantia Eleanor Wood, on 28 April 1910. The idea that one family alone has the automatic birthright to the Crown is already so hard to justify. [5] The sisters received no money from the family other than 125 paid to Earlswood each year. King Edward VIII, in 1936. married Albert, the Duke of York. A daughter, Anne Fereiith Bowes-Lyon was born. To use this feature, use a newer browser. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [9] She outlived him by thirty-six years and died on 19 July 1966, aged 76. Professor Donald Trefusis (1921-2008), professor at the University of Cambridge, created by Stephen Fry. When it was revealed Nerissa and Katherine had been placed in Earlswood Hospital, suggestions of a royal cover-up were rejected in the press by Lord Clinton, who claimed his aunt Fenella had completed the form for Burke's Peerage incorrectly due to her being 'a vague person'. These Earls, as head of the Bowes-Lyon family, presumably bore some responsibility for family matters. Failed to delete memorial. By telling the story of the individuals, and using the testimony of those who had lived alongside them in the asylum, the film hoped to contextualise "the changing attitudes to learning disability in British society over the twentieth century. At least in The Crown, the Queen Mother blamed it all on the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, at which point she became Queen. The Earl of Strathmore is the head of the Bowes-Lyon family and is also Chief of the Scottish Clan Lyon. But, why? by Susan Flantzer Although the Queen Mother knew the statement in Burke's Peerage that both women were deceased (published after false information had been supplied by their mother) was untrue, she never visited either of them, and apparently saw no contradiction in her patronage of Mencap, which campaigns against families placing their mentally challenged relations in state care. Please reset your password. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (19 August 1889 19 July 1966), the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton. The death of Katherine and Nerissa Bowes Lyon has been shrouded in mystery for over a century. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in, Please refresh your browser to be logged in, Queens funeral in pictures as royals unite in grief. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Theyre your nieces daughters of your favourite brother, she says. The hospital confirmed that Katherin and Nerissa were linked to the royal family following a report that appeared in The Sun. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. 2020. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. John Trefusis, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford. The Hon. They had five daughters: Patricia Bowes-Lyon (6 July 1916 - 18 June 1917) died in infancy Three of Harriet's daughters, Idonea (1912-2002), Rosemary (1914-1972), and Ethelreda (1922-1996), and two of Fenella's daughters, Nerissa (1919-1986) and Katherine (1926-2014) were all born with severe mental disabilities. Failed to report flower. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. She married John Herbert . [6], The Hon. We do not know if the Queen Mother told anyone about her nieces after she learned they were alive in 1982. Try again later. Trefusis was portrayed as a senior tutor at the fictional St Matthew's . Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born 19 August 1889 in Fettercairn House, Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863-1957) and Jane Grey McDonnell (1863-1953) and died 19 July 1966 5A Mount Street, Mayfair, Greater London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. In 1987, there was much criticism for the British royal family about how Nerissa and Katherine had been treated and there were even rumors that there had been a royal coverup although there is no evidence. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He was Forestry Commissioner between 1919 and 1929. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140895787/katherine-juliette-bowes-lyon. He died in 1930, aged 44; Fenella Trefusis died in 1966. Oops, something didn't work. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Seemingly overnight, she explains, my family, the Bowes-Lyon, went from being minor Scottish aristocrats to having a direct bloodline to the Crown. And that, she continues, resulted in the children of my brother paying a terrible price., Its impossible to know whether or not the Queen Mother really used the wording professionally diagnosed idiocy and imbecility in her explanation of Nerissa and Katherines threat to the family. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Lady Amelia Windsor announces collaboration with fine jewellery brand Alice Van Cal, costing from 695 for ONE earring, Mother claims hairdresser who 'got drunk necking gin' while fitting her weave left her with the 'worst hairstyle of 2020' and a NEEDLE stuck in her locks. The new series of The Crown will tell the tragic story of the Queen's 'hidden' cousins who were locked up in an asylum and registered as dead after being born with severe learning difficulties. Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919 - 1986) and Katherine Bowes-Lyon (1923 - 2014) Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. She explains that her nieces were institutionalized because of fears that evidence of mental instability in the royal family could threaten the security of their claim to the throne after the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). Nerissa Bowes Lyon BillionGraves Birth: Feb 17 1918 Death: Jan 22 1986 Burial: Redstone Cemetery, Redhill, England, United Kingdom there is a man who claims that she was not impaired, she married a Romanian Prince and had a son http://www.dieter-stanzeleit.com/content.php?lang=en&cat=home view all Nerissa Bowes-Lyon's Timeline Katherine, born in 1926, and Nerissa, born in 1919, were the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon the brother of the Queen Mother and his wife, Fenella. Nerissa and Katherines mother, born Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, who was their next of kin, lived until 1966. Anne Bowes-Lyon was born in Washington, D.C., in 1917. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Although Nerissa died in 1986, and Katherine in 2014, both had been listed in Burke's Peerage as being dead since the 1963 edition. She was laid to rest in a plot marked only by a tag with a serial number written on it. Try again later. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton, Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Master of Glamis (born 1821), Descendancy for BOWES-LYON Claude George, 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorn, "Neglected, hidden away, registered dead: the tragic true story of the Queen's disabled cousins", "Who were the Queen's 'hidden cousins', Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon? It seems unlikely that after five years, the decision to institutionalize the Queen Mothers two nieces was taken in reaction to the Bowes-Lyon familys new close ties to the British throne. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Learn more about merges. There was an error deleting this problem. Failed to delete flower. Her father was the Hon. Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon were nieces of the Queen Mother and are depicted in the Netflix series as hidden away to protect the shame of the monarchy. From their mothers side of the family, Elizabeth and Margaret had 24 first cousins. Flying into a rage at the Queen Mother (played by Marion Bailey), she cries: 'Locked up and neglected. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. By The 1963 edition of Burke's Peerage listed Nerissa and Katherine as having died in 1940 and 1961 respectively;[1][3] but in 1987 it was revealed that the sisters were alive, and had been placed in Earlswood Hospital for mentally disabled people in 1941. Verify and try again. As for why the family didnt behave like human beings, as Helena Bonham Carters Margaret puts it, Victoria Carters Queen Mother insists that they had no choice. Nerissa and Katherine, whom the family declared dead in 1940, were severely disabled. They had five daughters: Before the outbreak of World War I, Bowes-Lyon worked as a stockbroker in the City of London for the firm Rowe and Pitman. At the same time my family, the Bowes-Lyons, went from being minor Scottish aristocrats to having a direct bloodline to the crown, resulting in the children of my brother paying a terrible price, she says. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. It was given a Royal charter in 1862 and renamed The Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives in June 1926. Nerissa, along with another younger sister Katherine, who was born in July 1926, was . While many members of the royal family knew about Katherine and Nerissa, the majority believed they had died, including Queen Elizabeth II. Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born on 14 November 1887. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. However, it later transpired that their deaths had been falsified. Upon the death of the 17th Earl in 1987, he was succeeded by his son Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore (1957 2016) who died in 2016, two years after the death of Katherine Bowes-Lyon. In 1986, Nerissa died at Earlswood aged sixty-seven. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis)Miss Fane 38394612 is buried in the same grave as her sister Etheldreda 38394612, who died in 1996. A building known as Park House, in Highgate, was bought in March 1848 and its first patients were admitted the following month, but it soon became too small and a purpose-built facility was commissioned, with Queen Victoria donating 250 guineas in the name of the Prince of Wales, who became a life member. The sisters story came to light in 1987, shortly after Nerissas death, when journalists discovered she was buried in a grave marked only by a plastic name tag and serial number. 1 She was the daughter of Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Lord Clinton and Lady Jane Grey McDonnell. John Bowes-Lyon died at the family home of Glamis Castle just after midnight on the morning of 7 February 1930 of pneumonia, aged 44, leaving his widow to care for their four young children. The mental disability the five cousins had probably was a genetic disorder and it originated not in the Bowes-Lyon family but rather in the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family. Late that year, he was posted to the Ministry of Munitions and then in the Territorial Army in 1916. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. [1] In 1915, he was posted with the Black Watch. Rosemary's twin brother, Edmund lived for only 11 months. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [1] Patricia Bowes-Lyon (1916 - 1917) Patricia Bowes-Lyon was born on July 6, 1916, and died on June 18, 1917. . Lady Elizabeth Anson, a niece of the two sisters, also issued a statement to the BBC on behalf of the Bowes-Lyon family saying that there was no attempt at a cover-up and that many family members had visited the sisters. 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