The groom, Denys Trefusis, was a tall, blue-eyed war hero who, at least in the eyes of society, was a peerlessly desirable match. After that, she sent them money for their birthdays and for Christmas which was used to buy candy and toys. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number. based on information from your browser. Flying into a rage at the Queen Mother (played by Marion Bailey), she cries: 'Locked up and neglected. 2 She married Major Henry Nevile Fane, son of Sir Edmund Douglas Veitch Fane and Constantia Eleanor Wood, on 28 April 1910. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 but went into a period of decline following the introduction of Care in the Community and closed in March 1997. Fenella had one sibling Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1887 1958) who married Henry Fane (1883 1947) and had seven children. Nerissa and Katherines mother, born Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, who was their next of kin, lived until 1966. Their father was John Bowes-Lyon, one of the Queen Mother's older brothers and a son of the Earl of Strathmore. 1578. So, Margaret concludes, what my family did was unforgivable. She wakes up the next day looking distraught, but it isnt long before shes back to joking about her therapy sessions and giving up alcohol. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 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. On 29 September 1914, Bowes-Lyon married the Hon. Search above to list available cemeteries. Diana Married Peter Gordon Colin Somervell in February 1960 and their daughter Katherine Somervell is a god-daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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 Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Three of Nerissa and Katherines maternal first cousins with similar developmental disabilities were placed at Royal Earlswood Hospital, a facility for 230 mentally disabled men and women, on the very same day as Nerissa and Katherine. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. While receiving treatment in the UK, he admitted having experienced a nervous breakdown in 1912 and also suffered from neurasthenia. There is a problem with your email/password. The Queen Mother believed her nieces were deceased and she was not aware of their situation until 1982. Nerissa and Katherine were the daughters of her brother, John Bowes-Lyon, making them her nieces. It's also unknown whether Princess Margaret found out about her cousins and confronted her mother; it's certainly unlikely she was told of their plight by her therapist, as is the case in The Crown. 'It's wicked and it's cold-hearted and it's cruel and it's entirely in keeping with the ruthlessness which I myself have experienced in this family. Previously, there was a huge amount of shame and lack of knowledge associated with mental disability. There was a problem getting your location. 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[1] He was an uncle to Queen Elizabeth II, although he died when she was a small child, and before Princess Margaret was born. Burkes Peerage prides itself on its accuracy and insisted that was the information given to them by the Bowes-Lyon family. Their father, the second son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was a brother of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth II's mother. She is pictured with her two eldest children, Anne (1917-1980) and Nerissa (1919-2014). John Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis had five daughters: John Bowes-Lyon died in 1930 of pneumonia, aged 44, leaving his widow Fenella to care for their four young children, including Nerissa and Katherine who were severely mentally disabled. The story reared its head again in 2011 when a Channel 4 documentary, titled The Queens Hidden Cousins, was made about the five Bowes-Lyon girls. Who waited in line and who didnt in the queue for the Queen? No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. A daughter, Anne Fereiith Bowes-Lyon was born. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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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. Princess Margaret confronts her mother, the aunt of the two severely mentally disabled women. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In particular, the fourth season ofThe Crown gives fans of the royal family a detailed look at some of the most significant moments in their public and private lives. 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. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. The sisters were the last two unmarried daughters of the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and were considered to be among the most eligible young women in Britain. It is a matter for the Bowes-Lyon family. And it has largely remained so, even though Katherine died surprisingly recently, at the age of 87 in 2014. 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. For the Bowes-Lyons, this was a stigma that could threaten their social standing and taint the marital prospects of their other children. After divorcing her first husband Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson (1913 1958), son of Thomas Anson, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1883 1960) Anne married Prince George Valdemar of Denmark, a great-grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark, and a second cousin of King George VI of the United Kingdom who was the father of Queen Elizabeth II. by Susan Flantzer 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. Afterwards she reportedly sent a four-figure sum to fund Christmas and birthday presents for the pair - but there is no evidence the royals visited them. In 1987, Buckingham Palace said, It is a matter for the Bowes-Lyon family and in reality, it was and there were plenty of members of the Bowes-Lyon family to deal with the matter. Katherine stayed in the hospital until 1997, when it closed amid abuse claims, and then lived in another home in Surrey. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Year should not be greater than current year. Failed to delete memorial. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). After the death of their mother, their sister Anne (1917 1980), would have been the next of kin. We have no comment about it at all, Buckingham Palace said at the time. Archived post. We have set your language to The two sisters, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, were the daughters of The Honorable John Bowes-Lyon (1886 1930), the second son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore (1855 1944), and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900 2002), and his wife Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck (1862 1938). Try again later. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (1887-1958), sister of Nerissa 132033060 and Katherine 140895787's mother Fenella #132033060, married Major Henry Nevile Fane 24May {1883}1895 -2Aug 1947, and 3 of their 7 children lived in Earlswood Hospital:. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Nerissa was born in 1919, and Katherine in 1926. Interestingly, three of their daughters had severe developmental disabilities similar to those of Nerissa and Katherine. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. 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. Verify and try again. According to the Channel 4 documentary about the sisters, throughout their time at the hospital there is no known record that the sisters were ever visited by any member of the Bowes-Lyon or royal families. Although Nerissa died in 1986, and Katherine in 2014, both had been listed in Burke's Peerage as being dead since the 1963 edition. The sisters were born with severe learning difficulties and, following the death of their father in 1930, they were admitted to a mental health institution, the Royal Earlswood Hospital in Redhill, London, in 1941. It was Fenella, born Fenella Clinton, who brought it to the Bowes-Lyon family, meaning it never passed to the Queen Mother or anyone else in the direct bloodline. )[7] Three days later he was buried at St Paul's Walden Bury.[8]. Nerissa Bowes Lyon, Katherine's 140895787 sister and a cousin of the Queen. Speaking in the program, Dot Penfold, a former ward sister at the hospital where the sisters stayed, spoke of her sadness that they were not visited for years. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and his wife Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck had ten children and twenty-six grandchildren. Viewers are introduced to the sisters in episode seven of the fourth series. Maternal First Cousins: Children of The Honorable John Bowes-Lyon and The Honorable Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The gene pool of that family better have 100 percent purity. (And it doesnt, according to her; she also cites the case of King George III, who was thought to have bipolar disorder.). He married Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, the younger daughter of 21st Baron Clinton in September 1914. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Can you imagine the headlines if it were to get out? Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton, the maternal grandfather of Nerissa and Katherine; Credit www.geni.com, Not only were there plenty of members of the Bowes-Lyon family to take responsibility but there were also members of the Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family, Nerissa and Katherines maternal family. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. Unofficial Royalty 2020, The Crown shared photos of Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon at the end of Season 4, Episode 7; Credit Netflix/The Crown. Hon. Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (18871958), sister of Nerissa and Katherine's mother Fenella, married Major Henry Nevile Fane, and three of their seven children lived in Earlswood Hospital: Idonea Elizabeth Fane (19122002), Rosemary Jean Fane (19141972), and Etheldreda Flavia Fane (19221996). 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. Please try again later. Learn more about merges. Make sure that the file is a photo. John was the brother of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, so the two daughters were first cousins of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess . Weve updated the security on the site. I'm talking about Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, cousins of our current Queen Elizabeth, who had some kind of genetic condition (s) that ran in the family. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The two sisters, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, were the daughters of The Honorable John Bowes-Lyon (1886 - 1930), the second son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore (1855 - 1944), and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), and his wife Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck (1862 - 1938). Ann Serena Plumbe took an interest in the plight of the learning disabled, or 'idiots' as they were termed at the time, and began to discuss what could be done to assist them in 1847. "[18], The sisters were depicted in the seventh episode of the fourth season of the Netflix drama series The Crown, "The Hereditary Principle", which premiered in 2020.[5]. 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. Nerissa, along with another younger sister Katherine, who was born in July 1926, was . She fails, but at the very least begins to see a therapist, who isnt remotely surprised when Margaret shows up. The idea that one family alone has the automatic birth right to the crown is already so hard to justify, the gene pool of that family better have 100 per cent purity. John died in 1930 and was. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? She remarried Prince George Valdemar of Denmark in September 1950. As John was the brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon the Queen Mother, the two daughters were first cousins of Queen Elizabeth II, sharing one pair of grandparents, Claude. This is a carousel with slides. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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. The five cousins were placed in Asylum Arch Road, Earlswood Common area of the hospital. These Earls, as head of the Bowes-Lyon family, presumably bore some responsibility for family matters. In 1987, it was revealed that Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863 1957) had paid funds to Royal Earlswood Hospital for the care of his five granddaughters. Their admission to the asylum was also deemed necessary when, in 1923, their aunt Elizabeth married the future King George VI. Nerissa and Katherines beautiful and healthy sister Anne became a princess of Denmark by her second marriage; by her first marriage, she was Viscountess Anson and mother of the society photographer, the late Lord Lichfield. [7], Anne Tennant, Baroness Glenconner was, as a young woman and 1950s debutante of the year, engaged to Johnnie, Viscount Althorp, later the Earl Spencer and father to Princess Diana; his father objected to the match on the grounds of "mad blood", as one of her grandmothers was a Trefusis, and the engagement was broken off. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. Related: Princess Margarets Morning Routine Proves She Was Really a Queen, Prince Harry Will Attend King Charles Coronation Without Meghan Markle, Apparently, Meghan and Harry Are Taking Their Time On Their Coronation RSVPs, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our, Princess Margarets Morning Routine Proves She Was Really a Queen. She became a Princess of Denmark through her second marriage. Nerissa died aged 66 in 1986 and was buried in a grave marked only with a name tag and serial number . Nicholas Trefusis (died c. 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1648. On Thursday (8 September), Buckingham Palace announced that Britains longest-serving ruler had died peacefully at Balmoral, aged 96. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Where were her Bowes-Lyon and Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis family members? Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. In real life, theres no evidence that Margaret ever even contacted her cousins before she died in 200212 years before Katherine. 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. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. For discussion of genetics research, ethical and social issues arising from genetics and its applications, genetics career questions, etc. 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.. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. She was buried at the nearby Redstone Cemetery, Earlswood. Drag images here or select from your computer for Lady Katherine Juliette Bowes-Lyon memorial. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 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. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry between 1914 and 1918. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis; Credit https://theroyalhistory.tumblr.com/. Im talking about Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, cousins of our current Queen Elizabeth, who had some kind of genetic condition(s) that ran in the family. 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. 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. Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (ne Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). cemeteries found in Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England will be saved to your photo volunteer list. ", Royal Nieces Cover-up Denied By Lord Clinton, Hon. Try again later. Katherine received no visitors at the asylum, and as her aunt, the Queen Mother, lived on into cosseted old age, she did not possess even her own underwear at least until her final years there and had to dress from a communal wardrobe. Albert unexpectedly became King George VI on the Abdication of his brother. At the time, Buckingham palace said the Queen was aware of the report but added: We have no comment about it at all. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. 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. Professor Donald Trefusis (1921-2008), professor at the University of Cambridge, created by Stephen Fry. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Idonea, Etheldreda, and Rosemary Fane were the children of Fenellas sister Harriet, her only sibling. Oops, something didn't work. 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