Royal Archives

On 1 January 1903, His Highness the Maharaja Sir Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV of Mysore attended the Durbar held in Delhi to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra. His Highness is seen here seated in the front row of the amphitheatre during the Durbar.

H.H. the Nawab M.M. Reza Ali Khan Sahib of Cambay is pictured with his youngest brother Nawabzada Taqi Ali Khan Sahib. Between them is a picture of their parents, and hanging on the walls are Taqi's paintings.

@hemantsarin This is a page from volume 3 of The Great War: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict by H. W. Wilson and J. A. Hammerton. It was published by Amalgamated Press, London, in 1915.

@oroyalarchives Fragment of a magazine article recovered from the Persia. Incidentally it is featuring a picture of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh …

In 1915, the Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala was scheduled to sail on the ill-fated P&O steamer SS Persia to India, but he decided to opt for another vessel. However, a small portion of his entourage decided to travel aboard Persia and carried with them a large (1/3)

Photograph of the State Entry of the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, His Highness Mir Sir Mahboob Ali Khan, into Delhi on the occasion of the Durbar of 1903. Following him are the other Indian rulers in order of their rank and precedence.

U-38. Persia sank in five to ten minutes, killing 343 of the 519 aboard, along with the Maharaja's valuables. These lost valuables were valued at £1,000,000 and could be worth as much as £90,055,953 today. (3/3)

portion of the Maharaja's jewels and belongings, including the Star and the Medallion of the G.C.S.I., as well as three gold medals: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and the Coronations of King Edward VII and King George V. Persia was torpedoed off Crete by the German SM (2/3)

Their Highnesses are flanked by Brig. Mirza Masood Baig 'Hesky', Maj.-Gen. Mian Hayaud Din 'Ganga', and Air Cdre Władysław Turowicz.

Their Highnesses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and the Maharani Gayatri Devi are seen upon their arrival in Rawalpindi in 1954. This visit was undertaken by Their Highnesses after India and Pakistan had decided to revive polo between themselves.

This photograph was taken in 1929, when de Alvear had entertained them at a private dinner at Estancia Huetel in Buenos Aires.

The Maharaja-i-Rajgan Sir Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala is seen here with Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, the former President of Argentina, and Edward VIII, the then Prince of Wales.

Maharajkumari Akshita Manjari Bhanj Deo of Mayurbhanj photographed ahead of a black tie dinner during the London Season International Presentation of Debutante Ambassadors at the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India, in March 2026. @TheGreatAshB.

temples of importance. The establishment of the Banaras Hindu University was also due to his untiring efforts. (2/2)

The Honourable Maharajadhiraj Sir Rameshwar Singh, G.C.I.E., K.B.E., of Darbhanga spent over one crore of rupees between 1898 and 1929 on various kinds of charities and philanthropic institutions. He built about 102 temples in various parts of India and repaired many old (1/2)

Bangash and Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi, are also visible in the photograph. (2/2)

His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is pictured with Shahzada Masood-ul-Mulk of Chitral during his visit to Chitral in 1997. The then Governor and Chief Minister of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Lieutenant-General Muhammad Arif (1/2)

We wish him good health and unwavering love.

Tuesday, 7 April 2026, marked the first birthday of Sahibzada Ameer Ali Khan of Tonk. These photographs, taken on his birthday festivities, show him with his grandfather, H.H. the Nawab Aftab Ali Khan, and his father, Nawabzada Junaid Ali Khan.

@HarounRashid2 Thank you so much for confirming. Maharaja Sir Yadavindra Singh had an interesting sporting career at Aitchison College, Lahore.

@oroyalarchives Yes it is. And 1930 Yadavindra Singh later Maharaja of Patiala

Rivaz Gold Medal for the Best Leaving Boy was established in #AitchisonCollege Lahore in 1906. Here’s a list of the winners from inception to Partition in 1947. Proud to count 5 if my ancestors among them.