The following article contains references to suicide.
Practically their every move is chronicled and documented to the most infinitesimal degree.
These royal tragedies did not occur in a vacuum and were often met with huge displays of public mourning.
After two days of long and arduous labor, she delivered a son who was stillborn.
Due to complications from the difficult birth, Charlotte herself died five hours later.
Croft was overcome with guilt.
Blaming himself for their deaths, he died by suicide just a few months later.
Prince John died at 13 after being hidden away
In 19015, Prince John was born.
Three years after his exile to Sandringham, Prince John died in his sleep.
He was just 13.
He never made it.
The plane crashed into a hill in Scotland, leaving no survivors.
In 1948, a pain in his leg was diagnosed as arteriosclerosis.
While doctors feared his entire leg might have to be amputated, he successfully underwent surgery the following year.
Then, in 1951, doctors performed an operation to remove one of his lungs.
Five weeks later, she died in her sleep at the age of 61.
While competing for the Goodyear International Air Trophy in 1972, his plane crashed during takeoff.
Prince William was just 30 years old when he died.
At the time of his death, he was ninth in line to the throne.
In 1979, Lord Mountbatten decided to go fishing in Northern Ireland, where he had a summer house.
Shortly after his boat left the dock, it was destroyed in a massive explosion.
He was immediately killed in the blast, as were his grandson and another young passenger.
Four others were injured, with three surviving.
The provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army issued a statement taking credit.
“In claiming responsibility for the execution of Lord Mountbatten the I.R.A.
The royal family was understandably shocked, saddened, and angered.
Years later, then-Prince Charles reflected on his uncle’s assassination.
A swipe through the calendar sums up what made ‘92 particularly terrible for the queen and her family.
In mid-November, Windsor Castle was ravaged by a massive fire.
“Within three hours 225 firemen from seven counties were battling the flames,” noted theRoyal Collection Trust.
That, however, wasn’t how the public viewed it.
“To Charles’ credit, he put his foot down.
The late Nigel Dempster, London’s top society columnist for decades, dubbed him ‘He-Man Shand.'”
Sadly, Kingston died in December 2023 at the age of 45.
Initially, Kingston was thought to be missing.
“A gun was present at the scene.
Emergency services were called.
Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious.”
The outcome was understandably disturbing to the royal family, with Buckingham Palace issuing an official statement.
Uponthe death of Queen Elizabeth IIat the age of 96 in September 2022, Charles finally became monarch.
Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” read a statement fromBuckingham Palace.
“I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could.
