How Netflix’s The Crown Shed Light On Queen Elizabeth’s Insane And Hidden Cousins

The case of Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon testifies to the severely stigmatized reality of mental healthcare

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Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon were first cousins to the Queen, through their mother. Born in the 1940s, they were considered “imbeciles” as they suffered from developmental and intellectual disabilities.

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No one sent them cards for birthdays or Christmas. No one attended their funerals when they died from old age.

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To add to their plight, their graves were marked with plastic rags and mere numbers until their existence was revealed in the media.

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In a move of grudging acknowledgement, the Bowes-Lyons and the royal family added gravestones and tributary epitaphs. This shows how deeply stigmatized mental health was and still remains!

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