Queen Victoria Had a Punjabi Goddaughter. This Is Her Family’s Story at Kensington Palace

The ਸੋਚ (Sōch) Podcast by Ramblings of a Sikh

May 1, 202600:19:40Society & Culture

Queen Victoria was Empress of India. She was also godmother to the children of the man whose kingdom she helped destroy. Victoria called him “your affectionate friend.” But as Polly Putnam tells me, it was a strange rela...

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