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The Duleep Singh Family – Queen Victoria & Empire

· 52 min

Episode The Duleep Singh Family – Queen Victoria & Empire

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The lives of the Duleep Singh sisters were deeply impacted by Queen Victoria's Empire in India, and their father's displacement as the last Maharaja of the Punjab, yet they lived a life of privilege as aristocrats in Victorian Britain.

Join Curators Dr Mishka Sinha and Polly Putnam, alongside Dr Priya Atwal, to explore the early lives of Princesses Sophia, Catherine and Bamba. How did Empire impact their childhoods, and who were the women who shaped them, from Queen Victoria to their Grandmother Maharani Jind Kaur.

Read about Queen Victoria role in the British Empire.

Find out more about The Last Princesses of Punjab and book tickets to our exhibition at Kensington Palace.

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