in regard to Prince John's illness. Others have suggested that Prince John was sent to Wood Farm to give him the best environment possible under the "austere" conditions of World War I. Another author has claimed that undoubtedly the royal family were "frightened and ashamed of John's illness", and yet another author has claimed that Prince John's life is "usually portrayed either as tragedy or conspiracy". At the time that Edward VIII (formerly Prince Edward) abdicated, an attempt was made to discredit Prince Albert, who had succeeded as George VI, by suggesting that he was subject to falling fits, like his brother. In 1998, after the discovery of two volumes of family photographs, Prince John was briefly brought to public attention. The Lost Prince, a biographical drama about Prince John's life written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, was released in 2003. Titles and styles 12 July 1905 – 6 May 1910: His Royal Highness Prince John of Wales 6 May 1910 – 18 January 1919: His Royal Highness The Prince John Ancestry References Endnotes Footnotes Sources Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: External links 1905 births 1919 deaths 20th-century British people British people of German descent British princes Children of George V Deaths from epilepsy English people with disabilities House of Windsor Neurological disease deaths in England People from Sandringham, Norfolk Princes of the United Kingdom Royalty and nobility with disabilities Royalty who died as children Sons of emperors Sons of kings