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Dec 9, 2021 · The close relationship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed controversial and scandalous by the royal court. After the Queen passed away, the family evicted Karim from the home the queen had given him and deported him back to India.
Sep 20, 2017 · Queen Victoria’s unusually close friendship with her Indian servant began at the 1887 celebration and spanned 14 years, a period captured in the new movie Victoria & Abdul, starring Judi...
Mar 14, 2011 · But remarkable detective work by Ms Basu in India and Pakistan unearthed Mr Karim's diaries - kept by surviving family members since his death in 1909 - which detail his 10 years in London...
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It was not the puppy love that we see these days. It was pure love at a much deeper level based on mutual respect, admiration and integrity transcending all boundaries of culture, wealth, power and geography. Nobody had ever seen anything like that before. The relationship between Queen Victoria and her handsome, young Indian attendant, Abdul Karim...
The historian Shrabani Basu discovered the existence of Karim quite by accident in 2003 when she was visiting Osborne House, the former private home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the U.K.’s Isle of Wight. She saw a painting of Karim and was immediately fascinated by his regal dressing in the portrait. As she tells later, Her curiosity was ...
The queen was aware of the animosity of the royals towards Karim and did every bit to protect him. Her royal doctor, Sir James Reid, was openly hostile towards Karim when he said the following to him in his face: The queen knew there was no future for Karim after her death, and her worst fears were justified upon her death on January 22, 1901. Her ...
Ravi Rajan (author)from Mumbai on April 22, 2021: Thanks for your comments Linda. Linda Cramptonfrom British Columbia, Canada on April 22, 2021: Thank you for sharing this information. I’ve known about the relationship between Queen Victoria and Abdul for some time, but you’ve increased my knowledge. The way in which Abdul was treated after Victori...
Jul 17, 2023 · It seemed like, in almost no time, Abdul Karim had gone from a woefully unprepared young Indian servant to the Queen’s closest friend and confidant. And while the two lived in blissful harmony, jealousy spread thick and fast through the royal household.
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant is a book about Queen Victoria and her Munshi Abdul Karim, researched and written by Shrabani Basu, published by The History Press in 2010, and adapted to produce the feature film Victoria & Abdul in 2017.
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Sep 22, 2017 · Their closeness sparked racism and jealousy among the court and other members of the Queen’s family. But Victoria, who was just 18 when she became Queen, showed herself to be an enlightened...
