Mountbatten held a meeting with the Chamber of Princes, where he addressed the question of the princely states, of which there were about 565. The treaty relations between Britain and the Indian States would come to an end, and on August 15, 1947, the suzerainty of the British Crown was to lapse.
Many people reckon that Lord Mountbatten's July 25, 1947, full regalia replete with Royal Family spit and polish became a defining moment in breaching the princes' stockade.Mountbatten held a meeting with the Chamber of Princes, where he .