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Mohammed Abdul Karim (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.
Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall.The film is based on the book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. [4]
Victoria & Abdul was first published in 2010, then in 2011 and 2017, by The History Press, based in Gloucester.The book has 334 pages, beginning with a contents page, author's note, acknowledgements, a forward, a diagram of Queen Victoria's family tree, a mid-19th century map of British India territories, a map of the United Kingdom showing the locations of the Queen's palaces, and a dramatis ...
Two days later on 23 June, [179] she engaged two Indian Muslims as waiters, one of whom was Abdul Karim. He was soon promoted to "Munshi": teaching her Urdu and acting as a clerk. [180] [181] [182] Her family and retainers were appalled, and accused Abdul Karim of spying for the Muslim Patriotic League, and biasing the Queen against the Hindus ...
After carrying out historical research on the subject, using the Queen's own Urdu diaries and her physician, Sir James Reid's diaries, she wrote Victoria & Abdul, a book based on the friendship between Queen Victoria and Karim. It was then adapted into the film Victoria & Abdul (2017), which featured Dame Judi Dench and Ali Fazal. [12] [13]
The Queen Mother’s famed 1939 shoot in the Buckingham Palace gardens, dressed in gowns designed by Norman Hartnell, will be on display. Images of Princess Margaret, taken by her husband Lord ...
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Photos of young, 'hot' Joe Biden are turning heads. Anna Iovine. November 14, 2016 at 10:58 AM. Earlier this year, photos of young vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine became widely popular on the ...