Queen Victoria’s last letter to India has been put on display for the first time at the Victoria Memorial.
This is one of the finest monuments dedicated to the memory of the monarch.
It is located in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal.
The three-page letter, handwritten by the queen almost a month before her death, was revealed for all to see on 16 December 2016 at the monument’s Prince hall.
Dating back to 14 December 1900, the 116-year-old letter bearing the Royal Seal was addressed to the then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
It was gifted by Lord Curzon in 1904 and it mostly contains references to the young Prince’s death.
Prince Christian died on 29 October 1900 while fighting in the Second Boer War in Pretoria, South Africa.
The decision of building a memorial in the memory of the queen was taken within a few weeks of her death.
The Queen’s grandson and then Prince of Wales, King George V laid the foundation stone for the Memorial on 4 January 1906 and it was formally opened for public in the year 1921.
About Queen Victoria- She was the Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901.
- Fifth in line, she inherited the throne at the age of 18.
- She was married to her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- She received the title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876.
- Her reign, which lasted for 63 years, is referred to as the Victorian era.
