Sophia Duleep Singh | Suffragette Princess

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a suffragette who devoted her life to fight tenaciously for women’s rights. As daughter of the deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh, and goddaughter to Queen Victoria she started out as a socialite, but soon became a revolutionary. In this mini-documentary Anita Anand explores the extraordinary life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, who lived at Hampton Court Palace. 00:00 Who was Sophia Duleep Singh? 01:21 Who was Duleep Singh? 01:56 Sophia’s childhood 04:11 Socialite and Party Princess 05:00 The Delhi Durbar 1903 06:51 Votes for Women 09:00 Black Friday 10:07 World War One 10:45 What is Sophia’s legacy? To explore the forgotten story of Indian Army soldiers who camped at Hampton Court Palace: To read more about the life of Sophia Duleep Singh go to: Sophia Duleep Singh: Komal Amin Narrator: Anita Anand Director: Matt Oliver Producer: Claudia Strange Music: Will Stapleton Image Credits: Images throughout film © Peter Bance Archive The Maharaja Duleep Singh by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023 Portrait of Prime Minister Asquith by Reginald Haines © National Portrait Gallery, London Video footage © KINOLIBRARY Portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst and images of suffragettes © Museum of London, Other images ©Alamy © Getty Images