Victoria Gowramma: The Indian Princess Who Grew Up in Buckingham Palace

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Victoria Gowramma was the daughter of the last Raja of Kodagu, an Indian princely state. She was brought to London, where Queen Victoria became her godmother and gave her the name Victoria Gowramma upon her baptism. She later married Colonel John Campbell and had a daughter, but faced social prejudice related to her appearance. Despite her extraordinary life at the heart of the British royal establishment, her story largely faded from public memory. She died of tuberculosis, leaving behind a remarkable yet little-known chapter of Indo-British history.

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