Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
In 1897 Queen Victoria antagonized family and court with her relationship with Indian servant Abdul Karim. Originally a waiter the devious and arrogant young man won over the queen by playing on her love of Indian cuisine and romantic view of the country,teaching her Hindistani,whilst she signed letters to him 'Mother',bestowing houses and gifts on him and his family. Already shocked that a Muslim should be at the heart of the court the Royal family stepped in when Victoria announced her desire to knight him and they threatened to have her declared insane if she went ahead. It worked. And in 1901 after the queen's death Karim was banished from Royal circles,returning to India where he died.
Year: 2012
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Blakeway Productions, Channel 4 Television
Director: Rob Coldstream
Cast: Geoffrey Palmer, Veronica Clifford, Kushal Pal Singh
Crew: Rob Coldstream (Producer), Denys Blakeway (Executive Producer), Sandy Nuttgens (Music), Rob Coldstream (Director), Rob Coldstream (Writer)
Runtime: 60 minutes
Release: Apr 25, 2012
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United Kingdom
Language: हिन्दी, English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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