London: Indian prince's historic mansion goes on sale for 15.5 million pounds

A historic mansion resided by Indian prince in London, UK has gone on sale for 15.5 million pounds. Maharaja Duleep Singh’s youngest son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, was gifted “grace-and-favour” mansion by British authorities after he married Ly Anne Coventry, daughter of 9th Earl of Coventry. iconic mansion is located in  Little Boltons, in south-west Kensington, UK. 

Rewned in history as last Maharaja of  Sikh Empire in 19th century, Duleep Singh was exiled to England during British rule. His son, Prince Victor was born in London in 1866, who later wedded English woman and settled in UK. While Prince h died in 1918 during times of World War I in Monaco, palace was resided by his 82-year-old widow, Anne, until late 1956. former died d 51. In 1868, East India Company’s quasi-government bought mansion for rental income, as per reports. However, British crown, in 1858 acquired assets and displaced Singh family. 

"This substantial former grace-and-favour home of exiled Crown Prince of Lahore has been designed to provide excellent proportions and benefits from high ceilings, large living s and a 52 ft rear garden", PTI quoted Director of Beauchamp Estates, company that organized refurbishing and sale, as saying.

He ded, It is located in one of south-west Kensington’s most sought after residential dresses.

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Staffed by butler, two maids, a governess

Post Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849 Maharaja Duleep Singh was stripped off his title and banished from Punjab, India in 1849. He settled in London with Maharani Bamba Muller. royal couple h eldest daughter named Sophia Duleep Singh who came to be kwn as a popular women’s rights activist in history of British Rule. A retrieved1871 Census revealed that palace under East India Firm possession was staffed by a butler, two maids, a governess for English langu classes, and a gardener.

nearly 5,613 sq ft large Italianate-styled mansion went under private ownership in 2010, as per Beauchamp Estates report. palace includes a kitchen,  gymnasium, family room, a principal bedroom suite, and breakfast room, five bedrooms, and two staff bedrooms. mansion also flaunts a 52-foot backyard, managing director Gee revealed. 

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(With Inputs and Im From PTI)