The Tragic Story of Prince John – The Windsor Son Hidden From the World

The story of Prince John, the youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary: a boy born at York Cottage in 1905, who died at Wood Farm, Sandringham, at thirteen. Was he hidden by his family, or protected by the beliefs of his time? We separate the record from the legend, and say plainly where the sources disagree. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Eighteenth of January 1:17 York Cottage 3:21 The Nursery 5:13 Nineteen Oh Nine 7:03 The Colony 9:26 The Crown Passes 10:42 The Question of School 12:02 The Empty House 13:13 Wood Farm 15:05 A Garden for Johnnie 16:49 The Seizures Grow Worse 17:58 The Telephone 19:41 Saint Mary Magdalene 21:34 What the Brothers Wrote 23:26 Hidden, or Protected? 26:00 The Rediscovery 27:47 What Remains SOURCES: Wikipedia (English) articles on Prince John of the United Kingdom, Wood Farm, York Cottage, Charlotte Bill, Epilepsy and Zach's Law; Epilepsy Society history; published biographies as cited there. Script based in part on Wikipedia text (CC BY-SA 4.0). IMAGE CREDITS: Library of Congress (no known restrictions); Wikimedia Commons: Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0), Pvt pauline (CC BY-SA 3.0), Richard Humphrey (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0 / public domain); Europeana (open licences); other items as credited on screen. Some images are AI-generated illustrations of objects and places (never real people) and are labelled on screen. This video contains synthetic media. This video is a historical account, not medical advice. If you or someone you know is living with epilepsy, please talk to a doctor.