Prince John was Hidden From the Public

Any family in the public eye worries about optics. Celebrities like the Kardashians have this down to a science, meticulously constructing each message and each public image. But it's arguable that the Royal Family was one of the inventors of this strategy for public relations. Not necessarily for the better, however. The way they operated as a public body also involved hiding information that involved more than just scandals. Additionally, it meant keeping people like Prince John a secret.

The Royal Family has always made an effort to project a strong image. Family members who didn't fit their notion of that were viewed as liabilities, and the Queen's uncle John was one of them. It was discovered that John had some major health issues soon after his 1905 birth. He may have had a seizure issue in addition to being on the autism spectrum. A member of the Royal Family who was unable to convey the desired image in public was a problem. Unlike his siblings, John was never sent to a formal school, and although he made brief public appearances in his early years of life, they were infrequent. Even his own father's coronation was skipped by him.

No, Royal should ever be disruptive or insubordinate, especially in front of other people, according to reports about the boy. The family did not feature him in any Royal portraits when he became eight years old. He was moved away to live with a governess in 1916 as his health began to deteriorate.

After that date, he didn't spend a lot of time with his family. After the onset of World War One, his parents allegedly had a lot of work to do for the government. To keep them from worrying about his condition, his siblings were kept apart. After a seizure in 1919, he passed away while sleeping.

Born: Prince John of Wales12 July 1905York Cottage, Sandringham
Died: 18 January 1919 (aged 13)Wood Farm, Sandringham