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Re:I Walked Across Luxembourg – A Hike from the West to the ... by dghf on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @08:57AM (#37222060)
Elizabeth was never Empress of India, not least because India became a republic in 1950, two years before her accession.
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Re:I Walked Across Luxembourg – A Hike from the West to the ... by arethuza on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @09:52AM (#37222731)
Yes - the title Emperor/Empress of India was abolished in 1948:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_India

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

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