Victoria & Abdul: The 24-year-old Indian servant the widowed Queen called 'dearest Munshi' and the society scandal that drove him out of Britain
By Annabel Venning
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Fascinating article.
ReplyDeleteHadn't known of this before.
If only Victoria had had access to the internet and emails! Her life, I'm sure, would have been happier. She was the kind of person who wanted to engage with the world on her own terms. I would guess if she lived now she would live happier.
Lucy