FATHER MAHARAJA ,OWNER OF KOHI-NOOR LOST IT TO ELIZABETH DAUGHTER BAMBA DIED OF PENURY ON 1957 MARCH 10
FATHER MAHARAJA ,OWNER OF KOHI-NOOR LOST IT TO ELIZABETH DAUGHTER BAMBA DIED OF PENURY ON 1957 MARCH 10 Maharaja Ranjit Singh Princess Bamba, the Maharajah's eldest daughter The dazzle of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's court was a great attraction for European artists. The Russian prince and artist Alexis Soltykoff wrote, "This morning, the King gave us a state audience. What a sight! I could scarcely believe my eyes. Everything glittered with precious stones and the brightest colours arranged in harmonious combinations. The green garden was decorated by a huge crowd of Sikhs in yellow, red, rose, white, gold, silver, green, lilac and azure, all armed and strikingly arrayed, some of them being in coats of mail In the midst of this bevy was the King, coming to meet us, a big stoutish man of forty, covered with the most beautiful jewels in the world. On his right arm was the Koh-i-Nur, the finest diam...