The Duleep Singh Family – Queen Victoria & Empire
About this episode
The episode explores the lives of the Duleep Singh sisters and their connection to Queen Victoria's Empire in India.
The lives of t he Duleep S ingh 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 live d 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 impac t 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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