![]() ![]() Raja Harinder Singh also had a legendary collection of cars, and he taught her how to drive, in the Raj Mahal, naturally. Like so many other beginners, she fell down, and was promptly put back in the saddle! Soon she became a good rider. Her father ensured that she learnt how to ride a horse. ![]() Clothes had to be folded and kept just so! She would check the cupboards to ensure that this was done!” On the other hand, my mother, Rani Narinder Kaur, was a strict disciplinarian. If he wanted you to do something, he would sit you down and talk to you. Amrit Kaur has fond memories of her father. Photo taken at the Kinsey Brothers studio, Shimla.Īmrit Kaur’s brother, Harmohinder Singh, and her sisters Deepinder Kaur and Maheepinder Kaur, all lived their early lives in Faridkot palaces of their father. College friends: (From left) Rajman, Amrit, Gursmat, Surjit and Ajit. “Before the Partition, she went to Lahore and saw violence and killings there. The princess particularly remembers her governess, the Australian Miss Foley, who wanted porridge for breakfast every day. ![]() Naturally, she was raised by governesses, who ensured that along with regular education, she would also learn singing, embroidery and playing the piano. The eldest daughter of Raja Harinder Singh of Faridkot spent her childhood in her father’s palaces. Graceful, soft-spoken and alert, 86-year-old Amrit Kaur, Rajkumari of Faridkot, is regal, as she ought to be. ![]()
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