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Ilyinskoye Estate near Moscow. 1902.

Princess Alice, Princess Louise, and Prince George of Battenberg, with Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich.

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Princess Elizabeth of York, future Queen Elizabeth II; in 1934.

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Lady Pamela Hicks. Photographed by Brittan Bayly Goetz, 2024.

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Princess Alice of Battenberg with her husband, Prince Andrew of Greece, c. 1903.

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Family portrait of Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg, with their children Princess Louise of Battenberg, Princes George and Louis of Battenberg and Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and grandchildren Princesses Margarita and Theodora of Greece, 1910.

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15 August: The Independence That Wasn’t

Every year, India celebrates 15 August as its Independence Day — a day filled with patriotic speeches, parades, and flag hoisting. But how many of us pause to question: Was 15 August 1947 really the day India achieved true freedom?

When we look closer, the reality seems very different from the celebratory narrative taught to us since childhood. The truth is — 15 August 1947 marked only a transfer of power from British hands to an Indian leadership that was still tethered to British influence.

Read More: https://righttotruth.in/2025/08/15/15-august-the-independence-that-wasnt/

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Listen to the latest LOST IN HISTORY podcast on the India-Pakistan Partition

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Emperor Nicholas II of Russia with his daughters, Prince George of Battenberg, and Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (nephew and niece of the Empress), and several ladies-in-waiting. Photographed by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna at Münzenberg Castle, Hesse, Germany in 1910.