Vanished Kin A Forgotten Exile
In a somber chapter from the regal archives, the Queen’s first cousins, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, fell victim to the era’s harsh view of mental health. Shrouded by the stigma of the early 20th century, the sisters were relegated to the Royal Earlswood Asylum in 1941.
Tragically overlooked, they languished without visitors, embodying the concealed sorrow of royal lineage..