When Jaipur’s Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII’s coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey. By PRAKASH BHANDARI By the time Queen Victoria became empress of India, most of the Indian rulers had bowed to Great Britain, accepting it as a paramount power. The
When Jaipur s Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII s coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.
He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga
William Tallon, who became known as Backstairs Billy, spent half a century as an aide of the Queen Mother. Marion Crawford served as a nanny to the then Princess Elizabeth.
Abdul Karim was given use of Frogmore Cottage by Queen Victoria after he became very close her. But after her death in 1901, Karim was ordered to leave the property and was sent back to India.