abdul karim Archives - History of Royal Women

Queen Victoria’s devotion to the Munshi

Sunday, 23 June 2019, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 1

On 23 June 1887, two Indians served Queen Victoria breakfast in Frogmore House at Windsor. Queen Victoria was enchanted by the younger of the two – Abdul Karim. He would go on to serve her for over a decade. Abdul Karim was born in 1863 to Haji Mohammed Waziruddin, and he was just 13 years [read more]

Victoria & Abdul Movie Review

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Victoria & Abdul is the story of the unlikely friendship between the elderly Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, an Indian attendant who quickly rose through the ranks and eventually became her “Munshi” or spiritual teacher. The story begins as Abdul is selected to present Queen Victoria with a Mohur coin in her Golden Jubilee year [read more]