The Lost Prince

Details

Release year: 2003

Storyline

The story of Prince John, the autistic and epileptic youngest son of Queen Mary and King George V, who spent his whole life hidden away from public view and died at the age of 13 in 1919.

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Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

Did you know

• King George V had six children, two of whom used the name George. His second son was Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to the family as Bertie, who became King George VI. He had a bad stutter that began in early childhood and lasted into adulthood. His third son, Johnnie's closest sibling in this movie, was Prince George, Duke of Kent. He grew up to live a life that was considered scandalous, and died in a plane crash in 1942.

• The character Prince John is autistic.

• Michael Gambon and Helena Bonham Carter have each played both parts of a parent/child relationship in the British royal family, as the parent first, then the child. Michael Gambon appeared in The Lost Prince (2003) as King Edward VII before playing his son King George V in The King's Speech (2010). Helena Bonham Carter first appeared in The King's Speech (2010) as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and then in The Crown (2016) as her daughter Princess Margaret.

Episodes

2 episodes – 1 seasons

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Stereo

Aspect ratio

1.33 : 1

Color

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