Lord Mountbatten

According to Lownie's book, Lord Mountbatten's favourite place was a gay brothel frequented by naval officers.

In an article published in The Telegraph, Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Lord Mountbatten, the last governor-general of India, had mentioned the 'gift' sent by MK Gandhi for Elizabeth's wedding.

About 150 passages were redacted by the Southampton University as they had direct references to the British Royal Family or had the potential to sour relations of the United Kingdom with both India and Pakistan."Edwina's published diary is replete with references to Jinnah being a psychopath," Andrew Lownie emphasised.

While documents and diaries of Lord Mountbatten till 1960 were released, 1947-48 diaries and letters were withheld.

Under this Plan, the British would immediately transfer power to two successor authorities — the Congress and the Muslim League and the plan envisaged dividing India into two dominions on a territorial-cum-communal basis. The idea of Mountbatten was to divide India but to retain maximum unity.

In the last 57 years, many theories have been attributed to the life of the first PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi had said, "if the Flag of the Indian Union will not embody the emblem of the Charkha, I will refuse to salute that flag"

Nehru's lack of strategic comprehension and inability to bargain hard with the Britishers has resulted in India losing one of South Asia's most strategic islands - Coco Islands.

The Crown is a historical drama that chronicles life of Queen Elizabeth from her younger days to her reign and gives a glimpse into the personal life of the royals.

Dalai Lama's assertion might be innocent, but grievous nonetheless