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Mohammed Abdul Karim CVO CIE (1863 — 20 April 1909), also known as "the Munshi", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final fourteen years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over that time.
Dec 9, 2021 · Learn about the unusual and controversial relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian servant Abdul Karim, who became her personal clerk and confidant. See photos of their meetings, letters, and the legacy of their bond that scandalized England.
Mar 27, 2019 · Abdul Karim was a prison clerk from India who became Queen Victoria's closest confidant and teacher. He was honored, loved and hated by the royal family, and his story was erased from history after the queen's death.
Sep 20, 2017 · Abdul Karim was a clerk from Agra who became Queen Victoria's trusted teacher, advisor and friend. Learn how he rose from a jail to a palace, and how his relationship scandalized England.
Oct 4, 2017 · After her death in 1901, did the Queen's family really try to erase all evidence of her friendship with Abdul Karim? Author Shrabani Basu stumbled upon this painting of Abdul Karim while visiting Victoria and Albert's former summer home.
Sep 22, 2017 · The relationship between Queen Victoria and her handsome, young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed so controversial and scandalous by her family members that, upon the monarch’s death in...
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Mar 14, 2011 · Abdul Karim was one of Queen Victoria's closest confidants despite efforts by royal circles to suppress their relationship before and after her death
