Through most of history being disabled meant that just existing was an accomplishment. Just living your life was the best you could hope for. This is especially true for those who were intellectually disabled. Like today, they were incredibly vulnerable. They usually were institutionalized, sometimes from birth, and shut away from society. The story today is about five cousins who would have been forgotten if not for their royal connections. Even so, most information and photos I could find are about two of them, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, while the other three, Idonea, Rosemary, and Etheldreda Fane, are afterthoughts.
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| Nerissa and Katherine, undated |