Order of the Crown of India
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The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878. The Order was open to only wom
Badge of the order
Elizabeth II, in her uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards, wears the badge of the order as a medal (first on left). (Trooping the Colour, 1986)
Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore wearing the badge and ribbon of the order
Tara Devi, the Maharani of Jammu and Kashmir
Lady Mountbatten
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Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lady Mountbatten, was an English heiress, socialite, and relief worker. As the wife of Rear Admiral Louis Mountbatt
Order of the Crown of India
…1946: Maharani Tara Devi of Jammu and Kashmir 1947: Edwina, Viscountess Mountbatten of Burma, Vicereine of India 1947: The Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom…
Mountbatten in the uniform of the St John Ambulance Brigade
Edwina with her mother circa 1907
Edwina and Louis Mountbatten early in marriage
Edwina in her wedding dress, 1923, by Philip de László