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Sophia Duleep Singh was an Indian princess and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She used her status to campaign for women's right to vote.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singhs family settled in Norfolk and Suffolk before she took a major role within the suffragette movement.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singhs family settled in Norfolk and Suffolk before she took a major role within the suffragette movement.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh – the last ruler of the Sikh empire – and the goddaughter of Queen Victoria, was honoured with a commemorative Blue Plaque in London on Friday.

Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire and a leading suffragette.

Suffragette Indian princess Sophia Duleep Singh has been commemorated with a blue plaque, being unveiled at her former London home.

Earlier this month, Sophia was honoured with a blue plaque outside one of her homes in Britain for the leading role she played in the British suffrage movement. In India, her role in influencing the movement for women’s voting rights remains largely forgotten.

The English Heritage’s commemorative blue plaque for Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s granddaughter Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was unveiled at Faraday House on Friday.

English Heritage has erected a blue plaque at Princess Sophia Duleep Singhs former London home. Born in 1876, she was Queen Victorias goddaughter and the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.