Queen Victoria's Friend
There has died in India ono of Queen Victoria's friends, the Dowager Maharani Suniti Dcvi, whoso grandson is now ruler of Cooch Behar (states a London writer). The two Boyal ladies met in 1887.. The Maharani was the first consort of an Indian ruler to go to England with her husband. Some Indians were shocked by such a newtangled prbceciliusr, but not Queen Victoria, Iwho said Aat the Maharani was a dear littlo woman, and invested her .with the Order of the Crown of India.
The little lady's charm and sweetness made her a largo number of English friends, and all her seven children were educated in England. The Maharani- deservos the gratitude of Indian women because she was one of the pioneers in the movement to give them education and-freedom.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 21
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134Queen Victoria's Friend Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 21
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