Figure 1--Here is a portrait of Princess Alexandrine. She looks to be about 15 years old which would be about 1930. We doubt if post cards were made during the NAZI era. |
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Alexandrine had Downs Syndrome. It is notable in an age where families common were ashamed of children with disabilities and commonly hid them away that the the Crown Prince and Princess did not do this. Compare this with Prince John in George V's family or the mercy killing program that the NAZIs took. Alexandrine had postcards made of her and was not shut away. Her parents were not particularly forward-thinking in other areas, but they seemed to have been as regards children with disabilities.
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