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Meet Victoria Gowramma, Indian princess raised inside Buckingham Palace

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Victoria Gowramma was an Indian princess, daughter of the last Raja of Kodagu, who was raised within Buckingham Palace during the 19th century. She was baptized in London, where Queen Victoria served as her godmother and bestowed her name upon the child.

The princess later married Colonel John Campbell and had a daughter. However, her life was marked by significant social challenges. She encountered considerable societal bias due to her appearance, which created obstacles despite her royal status and connections to the British monarchy.

Victoria Gowramma's story represents a unique intersection of Indian and British royal histories, illustrating both the cross-cultural connections of the Victorian era and the social prejudices that existed even within elite circles of the period.

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