An intersting tale I heard---and the best part is that it's true:
Whn the Kennedy girls were presented to the Queen Consort, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) The Queen made a point to be extra nice to Rosemary. It turns out that King George VI's youngest brother was retarded as well---and lived to only 14. When the King met them, he too paid extra attention to her.
Class really can show......
Yeah, the Queen Mum was awesome.
Great anecdote and true! :-)
Recently, PBS' Masterpiece Theater showed "The Lost Prince" about Prince John, who "suffered from epilepsy and mysterious learning disabilities". It's available on DVD. The blurb on the cover says "The heartbreaking story of the prince that history forgot."
You can bet that PBS will not be showing a film on Masterpiece Theater about the heartbreaking story of Rosemary Kennedy anytime soon...