The program analyzes the story behind the photograph known as ‘The Orphans of Titanic’
Carine Bouillon, granddaughter of one of the orphans on the boat, visits the program to tell us all the details
The sinking of the Titanic He left many stories that have been coming to light since the terrible accident occurred. There is an image that according to Iker Jimenez is ”absolutely iconic”, known as ‘The Orphans of the Titanic’which has been analyzed in the program.
The story is that of Michel and Edmond Navratil, two children of 4 and 2 years old respectively, they were the only children rescued by the Carpathia without a relative or legal guardian, for which they are known as “the orphans of the Titanic”, although in reality they were traveling with their father, but there is a dark story behind.
Carine Bouillon, granddaughter of Michael, one of the Titanic orphans sits on ‘Horizonte’ together with Iker Jiménez and Carmen Porter to talk about this curious story that went around the world, according to Carine because they were looking for the mother of these orphans.
Carmen Porter explains that this story is about some children who were traveling on the Titanic and who appeared in the Carpathia, the ship that picked up the survivors of the ocean liner. When the children were picked up, no one knew where they came from since they were not accompanied by anyone.
According to Carine Bouillon, there are something dark behind this story: “They were more or less kidnapped by their father who had separated from his wife and who had lost custody of the children, so he decided to emigrate to Chicago, where he had relatives and take the children with him.”
Apparently, the three boarded with false names because the father was afraid of the police for the kidnapping he was carrying out, he did it thanks to a friend of his who lent him his passport.
Carmen Porter He wanted to give more details: “He perishes in the waters of the Titanic, but manages at one point to throw the children onto one of those rafts, there are people who take care of the children on that raft until they are rescued.”
respect to How did the photograph come into the hands of the mother of the children?Carine explains everything that happened: “Through ‘New York Gerald’ and the French consulate, which was very active, since the children spoke French, their photo was spread,” Carmen Porter indicates that the children became a media phenomenon, which allowed them to reunite with their mother.
Iker Jimenez he wanted to know how related is carine to the orphansShe has explained that the eldest was her grandfather, which implies, as the presenter emphasizes, that she is one of the descendants of the Titanic.
Carine has explained that as soon as the mother saw the photo, she traveled to New York for them and that she had to prove that she was her mother through different interrogations to which she was subjected.
