# The Duleep Singh Family – Queen Victoria & Empire

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Podcast: [Historic Royal Palaces Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/historic-royal-palaces-podcast-658204)
Published: 2026-03-26T02:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3110

## Resource

The lives of t he Duleep S ingh sisters were deeply impacted by Queen Victoria's Empire in India, and their father's displacement as the last Maharaja of the Punjab , yet they live d a life of privilege as aristocrats in Victorian Britain . Join Curators Dr Mishka Sinha and Polly Putnam , alongside Dr Priya Atwal , to explore the early lives of Princesses Sophia, Catherine and Bamba. How did Empire impac t their childhoods, and who were the women who shaped them, from Queen Victoria to their Grandmother Maharani Jind Kaur. Read about Queen Victoria role in the British Empire . Find out more about The Last Princesses of Punjab and book tickets to our exhibition at Kensington Palace .

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