Queen Elizabeth II and her love affair with India

Queen Elizabeth II broke a number of records during her 70 years on the throne. In addition to being the oldest British monarch, she was the longest-reigning queen ever. Her rule lasted for 70 years 214 days (February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022). Not only was she on the throne the longest but she also sent the most letters, met with the most prime ministers and had the longest marriage. In 1961, the Queen and her husband, the late Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh, toured Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata then Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta and also visited the Taj Mahal in Agra and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi. Over the years, the Queen has also hosted three Indian presidents Dr S Radhakrishnan in 1963, R. Venkataraman in 1990 and Pratibha Patil in 2009. Here are a few glimpses of the Queen with some Indian personalities

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Published 09.09.22, 04:29 PM

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In this file photo dated October 15 1997, Queen Elizabeth II attends Indo-British exhibition at Pragati Madan in New Delhi

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In this photo dated October 13, 1997, Queen Elizabeth II with then President KR Narayan during her ceremonial reception in Delhi

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In this Tuesday, October 27, 2009, photo Queen Elizabeth II interacts with then President Pratibha Patil during a ceremonial reception at Windsor Castle in Windsor, UK.

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Queen Elizabeth II being greeted by father of Kaushik Basu, former chief economist of World Bank, during her visit to Calcutta in 1961.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Queen Elizabeth II in UK

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Queen Elizabeth II with former President Pratibha Patil during the latters ceremonial reception at Windsor Castle in Windsor in 2007

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