Maharaja Duleep Singh and Prince Alemayehu did not have an easy time in England despite their royal lineage and imperial benefactor. And their remaining there was also a consequence of geopolitics protecting British commercial and political interests
Earlier this month, Sophia was honoured with a blue plaque outside one of her homes in Britain for the leading role she played in the British suffrage movement. In India, her role in influencing the movement for women’s voting rights remains largely forgotten.
English Heritage has erected a blue plaque at Princess Sophia Duleep Singh s former London home. Born in 1876, she was Queen Victoria s goddaughter and the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.
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