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Victoria & Abdul

the True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant
"It was all to end soon for the Munshi [after the death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901]. The King [Edward VII] sent Princess Beatrice, Queen Alexandra and some guards to Frogmore Cottage where they demanded all the letters written by the Queen to the Munshi; they then burnt them in a bonfire outside the house. The King wanted no trace left of the relationship between his mother and the Munshi. Abdul Karim, the Queen's companion and teacher for 13 years, was ordered to leave the country and packed his bags like a common criminal." (p. 281)