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0 pointsdghf2y ago0 comments

Elizabeth was never Empress of India, not least because India became a republic in 1950, two years before her accession.

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Yes - the title Emperor/Empress of India was abolished in 1948:

So her father, George VI, was the last Emperor of India.

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0 pointsdghf2y ago0 comments

Elizabeth was never Empress of India, not least because India became a republic in 1950, two years before her accession.

Yes - the title Emperor/Empress of India was abolished in 1948:

So her father, George VI, was the last Emperor of India.

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