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The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singhs

Foreword by @satindersartaaj

My new publication on the family of Maharajah Duleep Singh brings up to date the history and research since my 2009 book ‘Soveriegn, Squire & Rebel

The Last Royals of Lahore has over 550 images, many of which are unpublished from my personal collection, and those from an album once owned by Maharajah Duleep Singh’s guardian Sir John Login, now in the @davinder.s.toor collection with paintings extensively from the @royalcollectiontrust and other major institutes

The book is published to coincide with major @historicroyalpalaces exhibition ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’ which opens on the 26th March 2026 at Kensington Palace, London

Copies of the book are available on Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, Variety Books in India with all major bookshops in Northern India and Delhi

Copies are also on sale at the Kensington Palace bookshop

#maharajaduleepsingh #lahore #punjabhistory #indianprincess #indianroyalty

The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singhs

Foreword by @satindersartaaj

My new publication on the family of Maharajah Duleep Singh brings up to date the history and research since my 2009 book ‘Soveriegn, Squire & Rebel

The Last Royals of Lahore has over 550 images, many of which are unpublished from my personal collection, and those from an album once owned by Maharajah Duleep Singh’s guardian Sir John Login, now in the @davinder.s.toor collection with paintings extensively from the @royalcollectiontrust and other major institutes

The book is published to coincide with major @historicroyalpalaces exhibition ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’ which opens on the 26th March 2026 at Kensington Palace, London

Copies of the book are available on Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, Variety Books in India with all major bookshops in Northern India and Delhi

Copies are also on sale at the Kensington Palace bookshop

#maharajaduleepsingh #lahore #punjabhistory #indianprincess #indianroyalty

Coming soon, a walkthrough with @ramblingsofasikh, talking about some of my prized artefacts in the exhibition and how they came to me

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#maharajaduleepsingh #punjabheritage #punjabhistory #indianprincess #sikhempire

Presenting an advance copy to @satindersartaaj paji who wrote such a lovely foreword to my new book ‘The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singh’

Truly humbled, and thank so much for your kind words 🙏🏽

#satindersartaaj💝 #maharajaduleepsingh #lahore #punjabhistory #indianroyals

A huge thank you for all those who attended last night and made this a memorable event at Kensington Palace for my latest book ‘The Last Royals of Lahore’

Special thanks to Princess Sophia’s goddaughter who attended with members of the Muller family who flew in especially from Germany together with families of former servants of the Duleep Singh family

Also @curatorpolly for hosting,@gurinder.chadha for the introduction, Alareen and the staff at Kensington Palace and @historicroyalpalaces

Picture credits @bee2.official @neelu_mann @gurinder.chadha @sharan.ghuman

#maharajaduleepsingh #sikhhistory #lahore #indianroyalty #punjabhistory

Sharing a remarkable moment for my family and for Sikh history 👑🪯

In 2001, our mother firmly instructed our father to buy the stunning portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur...and when our mother wanted something, she got it!It is an exquisite portrait belonging to the Kapany Collection, courtesy of the Sikh Foundation. Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of the last Sikh ruler Duleep Singh, was a woman of extraordinary courage and fierce political intelligence. Known as the “Lioness of the Punjab,” she stood against colonial power with strength, dignity, and an unbreakable spirit.

Deepest gratitude to our dear friends Simran and Peter Bance for the decades of care, patience, and determination they devoted to bringing together the remarkable works now on display in The Last Princesses of Punjab and writing the fabulous book. This exhibition and book are more than a collection of objects. They are living pieces of Sikh history.

The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition is now open at Kensington Palace (March 26 – November 8, 2026), and at its heart stands Maharani Jind Kaur, the last Queen of Punjab.

Thrilled to view the exhibit with our most beautiful friends of the foundation: Punjabi princesses Jaskiran Bhogal and her family, Siya Valecha and Simran Randhawa. 🖼️

📍 Kensington Palace, London
🗓️ On view through November 8, 2026

#MaharaniJindKaur #LastQueenOfPunjab #SikhFoundation #KensingtonPalace #kapanycollection

Sharing a remarkable moment for my family and for Sikh history 👑🪯

In 2001, our mother firmly instructed our father to buy the stunning portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur...and when our mother wanted something, she got it!It is an exquisite portrait belonging to the Kapany Collection, courtesy of the Sikh Foundation. Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of the last Sikh ruler Duleep Singh, was a woman of extraordinary courage and fierce political intelligence. Known as the “Lioness of the Punjab,” she stood against colonial power with strength, dignity, and an unbreakable spirit.

Deepest gratitude to our dear friends Simran and Peter Bance for the decades of care, patience, and determination they devoted to bringing together the remarkable works now on display in The Last Princesses of Punjab and writing the fabulous book. This exhibition and book are more than a collection of objects. They are living pieces of Sikh history.

The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition is now open at Kensington Palace (March 26 – November 8, 2026), and at its heart stands Maharani Jind Kaur, the last Queen of Punjab.

Thrilled to view the exhibit with our most beautiful friends of the foundation: Punjabi princesses Jaskiran Bhogal and her family, Siya Valecha and Simran Randhawa. 🖼️

📍 Kensington Palace, London
🗓️ On view through November 8, 2026

#MaharaniJindKaur #LastQueenOfPunjab #SikhFoundation #KensingtonPalace #kapanycollection

Sharing a remarkable moment for my family and for Sikh history 👑🪯

In 2001, our mother firmly instructed our father to buy the stunning portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur...and when our mother wanted something, she got it!It is an exquisite portrait belonging to the Kapany Collection, courtesy of the Sikh Foundation. Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of the last Sikh ruler Duleep Singh, was a woman of extraordinary courage and fierce political intelligence. Known as the “Lioness of the Punjab,” she stood against colonial power with strength, dignity, and an unbreakable spirit.

Deepest gratitude to our dear friends Simran and Peter Bance for the decades of care, patience, and determination they devoted to bringing together the remarkable works now on display in The Last Princesses of Punjab and writing the fabulous book. This exhibition and book are more than a collection of objects. They are living pieces of Sikh history.

The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition is now open at Kensington Palace (March 26 – November 8, 2026), and at its heart stands Maharani Jind Kaur, the last Queen of Punjab.

Thrilled to view the exhibit with our most beautiful friends of the foundation: Punjabi princesses Jaskiran Bhogal and her family, Siya Valecha and Simran Randhawa. 🖼️

📍 Kensington Palace, London
🗓️ On view through November 8, 2026

#MaharaniJindKaur #LastQueenOfPunjab #SikhFoundation #KensingtonPalace #kapanycollection

Sharing a remarkable moment for my family and for Sikh history 👑🪯

In 2001, our mother firmly instructed our father to buy the stunning portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur...and when our mother wanted something, she got it!It is an exquisite portrait belonging to the Kapany Collection, courtesy of the Sikh Foundation. Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of the last Sikh ruler Duleep Singh, was a woman of extraordinary courage and fierce political intelligence. Known as the “Lioness of the Punjab,” she stood against colonial power with strength, dignity, and an unbreakable spirit.

Deepest gratitude to our dear friends Simran and Peter Bance for the decades of care, patience, and determination they devoted to bringing together the remarkable works now on display in The Last Princesses of Punjab and writing the fabulous book. This exhibition and book are more than a collection of objects. They are living pieces of Sikh history.

The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition is now open at Kensington Palace (March 26 – November 8, 2026), and at its heart stands Maharani Jind Kaur, the last Queen of Punjab.

Thrilled to view the exhibit with our most beautiful friends of the foundation: Punjabi princesses Jaskiran Bhogal and her family, Siya Valecha and Simran Randhawa. 🖼️

📍 Kensington Palace, London
🗓️ On view through November 8, 2026

#MaharaniJindKaur #LastQueenOfPunjab #SikhFoundation #KensingtonPalace #kapanycollection

Sharing a remarkable moment for my family and for Sikh history 👑🪯

In 2001, our mother firmly instructed our father to buy the stunning portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur...and when our mother wanted something, she got it!It is an exquisite portrait belonging to the Kapany Collection, courtesy of the Sikh Foundation. Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of the last Sikh ruler Duleep Singh, was a woman of extraordinary courage and fierce political intelligence. Known as the “Lioness of the Punjab,” she stood against colonial power with strength, dignity, and an unbreakable spirit.

Deepest gratitude to our dear friends Simran and Peter Bance for the decades of care, patience, and determination they devoted to bringing together the remarkable works now on display in The Last Princesses of Punjab and writing the fabulous book. This exhibition and book are more than a collection of objects. They are living pieces of Sikh history.

The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition is now open at Kensington Palace (March 26 – November 8, 2026), and at its heart stands Maharani Jind Kaur, the last Queen of Punjab.

Thrilled to view the exhibit with our most beautiful friends of the foundation: Punjabi princesses Jaskiran Bhogal and her family, Siya Valecha and Simran Randhawa. 🖼️

📍 Kensington Palace, London
🗓️ On view through November 8, 2026

#MaharaniJindKaur #LastQueenOfPunjab #SikhFoundation #KensingtonPalace #kapanycollection

Standing beside the portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur, with my dear friend Kiki Kapany, whose father the late Dr Narinder Kapany, purchased this beautiful oil painting and which now forms part of the Kapany Collection

Was lovely catching up with Kiki after many years and showing her around the new exhibition at Kensington Palace to which she has graciously loaned the Maharani Jind Kaur portrait as centrepiece

#maharanijindkaur #sikhart #punjabheritage #indianroyalty #indianprincess

Standing beside the portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur, with my dear friend Kiki Kapany, whose father the late Dr Narinder Kapany, purchased this beautiful oil painting and which now forms part of the Kapany Collection

Was lovely catching up with Kiki after many years and showing her around the new exhibition at Kensington Palace to which she has graciously loaned the Maharani Jind Kaur portrait as centrepiece

#maharanijindkaur #sikhart #punjabheritage #indianroyalty #indianprincess

Spending time with my younger brother @birsinghmusic Bhajiand talking through my new book ‘The Last Royals of Lahore’

Spending time with my younger brother @birsinghmusic Bhajiand talking through my new book ‘The Last Royals of Lahore’

Royal fables takes this honour to host the launch of The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singhs by Peter Bance @peter.bance , an evening that brought together history, memory, and living legacies under one roof at @andazdelhi

The conversation unfolded with a great depth, as Rani Preeti Singh of Nabha @preeti_nabha, Cynthiya Meera Federick @cynthiameerafrederick and Peter Bance came together in dialogue, moderated by our founder, Anshu Khanna, reflecting on stories that continue to shape our cultural consciousness.

The evening was marked by the presence of Princess Inayat Inder Kaur of Patiala @inayatinderkaur, Nawaab Kazim Ali Khan Rampur @navaid786 who unveiled the book, adding a moment of quiet significance to the gathering.

From thoughtful exchanges to shared reminiscences, the evening was a reminder that royal histories are not just preserved in archives, but carried forward through voices, people, and memory.

#RoyalFables #LastRoyalsOfLahore #PeterBance #RoyalLegacy #BookLaunch CulturalEvening IndianRoyalty LivingHistory

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I got a private tour of The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition at Kensington Palace, before it opened to the public, with Peter Bance, the historian whose personal collection makes up over half the items on display.

Suffragettes.

A Punjabi princess who saved Jewish families from the Holocaust.

A queen who escaped a British prison and walked 800 miles to Nepal.

The story of the Duleep Singh family is one of the most extraordinary in British history and most people have never heard it.

Full video out now!

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See the full image of this beautiful and previously unpublished photograph of Maharaja Duleep Singh’s daughters in my latest book ‘The Last Royals of Lahore’

#sophiaduleepsingh #indianprincess #maharajaduleepsingh #sikhheritage #punjabhistory

The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singhs

Foreword by @satindersartaaj

My new publication on the family of Maharajah Duleep Singh brings up to date the history and research since my 2009 book ‘Sovereign, Squire & Rebel

The Last Royals of Lahore has over 550 images, many of which are unpublished from my personal collection, and those from an album once owned by Maharajah Duleep Singh’s guardian Sir John Login, now in the @davinder.s.toor collection with paintings extensively from the @royalcollectiontrust and other major institutes

The book is published to coincide with major @historicroyalpalaces exhibition ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’ which opened on the 26th March 2026 at Kensington Palace, London

Copies of the book are available on Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, Variety Books in India with all major bookshops in Northern India and Delhi

Copies are also on sale at the Kensington Palace bookshop

#maharajaduleepsingh #lahore #punjabhistory #indianprincess #indianroyalty

The Last Royals of Lahore - The Duleep Singhs

Foreword by @satindersartaaj

My new publication on the family of Maharajah Duleep Singh brings up to date the history and research since my 2009 book ‘Sovereign, Squire & Rebel

The Last Royals of Lahore has over 550 images, many of which are unpublished from my personal collection, and those from an album once owned by Maharajah Duleep Singh’s guardian Sir John Login, now in the @davinder.s.toor collection with paintings extensively from the @royalcollectiontrust and other major institutes

The book is published to coincide with major @historicroyalpalaces exhibition ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’ which opened on the 26th March 2026 at Kensington Palace, London

Copies of the book are available on Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, Variety Books in India with all major bookshops in Northern India and Delhi

Copies are also on sale at the Kensington Palace bookshop

#maharajaduleepsingh #lahore #punjabhistory #indianprincess #indianroyalty