Abdul Karim
, QV
's personal servant, was accorded the title of Munshi for his dedication to her service.
Adrienne Munich gives the date as 1888.
Munich, Adrienne. Queen Victoria’s Secrets. Columbia University Press.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Queen Victoria
One of them, Abdul Karim
, was then a slim twenty-four year-old. He eventually became quite close to the queen, although her feelings for him never compared to those she had felt for the late...
Family and Intimate relationships
Queen Victoria
In 1892 Abdul Karim
was further honoured with the title of Munshi Hafiz, and two years after that Victoria made him a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire.
Munich, Adrienne. Queen Victoria’s Secrets. Columbia University Press.
