It should be pointed out that not all royal parents are depicted as showing lack of affection in this very touching production. Edward VII is depicted as a very affectionate grandfather who gets right down on his hands and knees to play with his grandsons and their tin soldiers, silently shaming his son, the Prince of Wales, into doing the same. He also races buttered toast down his pant legs, much to the delight of his grandchildren. His wife, Queen Alexandra, is also supposed to have been a very affectionate mother and grandmother, and is depicted as such in this production in the few scenes she is in, being the first to laugh at Prince John's cute behaviour in front of the royal family and their guests at the picnic the have in the palace gardens. King George V's early enrollment in the navy is supposed to have turned him into the gruff father he was, while Queen Mary's cold behaviour is shown in this series to have been from her sad shame in her obese and eccentric mother, not wanting to be like her. As for George and Mary's children, I think we must also put to mind that since most of their time was spent with their nannies, they were they people who had the greatest influence on their personalities. The later King George VI is supposed to have been abused by his nanny, which is why he developed a severe stutter. I do think George V and Mary should have been more affectionate parents; why George didn't benefit from his parents affection, I'll never understand, but then I have know overly affectionate parents whose children have grown to be selfish adults.
Review of The Lost Prince
