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Queen Victoria seated with her two Indian servants Mustafa and Chidda standing behind her in full uniform with medals. The Queen is holding a fan in her left hand.
This photograph was issued during the Diamond Jubilee year of 1897.
This photograph was issued during the Diamond Jubilee year of 1897.
Before and After.
(Abdul is none of these guys)
The first of January, 1877, saw the Queen proclaimed Empress of India.
She wrote in her journal: "my thoughts much too taken up with the great event at Delhi today, & in India generally, where I am being proclaimed Empress of India."
She wrote in her journal: "my thoughts much too taken up with the great event at Delhi today, & in India generally, where I am being proclaimed Empress of India."
