Every nation has a princess who turns into a queen but there are very few royal personalities who have mesmerizing tales of the bravest and courageous journey. People are still fascinated with Maharajas, Maharani's stories and get attracted because of their royal style and fashion sense. The world has seen and embraced many beauties born into the royal class or either get married in royal families. In India, there are several royal beauties whose aesthetic senses and lifestyle always inspire people. Apart from just concentrating on their beauties, royal ladies also contributed to society. So today let's have a look at the resplendent royal beauties of India.
Maharani Radhika Raje Gaikwad belongs to the royal family of Baroda and married Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad in 2002. She was a journalist before getting married and lives in Lukshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat. She has also been declared as the most beautiful woman of the Indian Kingdom Dynasty by Forbes magazine.
Meera, also known as Meera Bai, was born in a royal family of Kurki district of Pali, Rajasthan, India. She was widely known and a cherished figure in the Indian bhakti movement culture by about 1600 CE. Most legends about Meera mention her fearless disregard for social and family conventions and her devotion for God Krishna.
Princess of Kannauj, Rani Samyukta was a powerful personality and stood up for what is right and took the most important decisions of her life herself. The love between Prithviraj and Samyukta is one of India's most popular medieval romances.
Padmini, also known as Padmavati, was a legendary 13th–14th century Rani of the Mewar kingdom. Although, several 16th-century texts mention her as the character of queen Padmavati from the epic fictionalized poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE.
Zeenat Mahal was the de facto Empress who ruled the Mughal Empire on behalf of the Emperor Bahadur Shah II Zafar. She was his favorite wife. She told that Shah Alam II was a Rajpramukh and Diwan of Calcutta.
Maharani Gayatri Devi was known for her immense beauty and intelligence. Even Vogue also listed her as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Because of her feminist upbringing, she later became instrumental in the women's empowerment movement.
A scion of the Jaipur royal family, Princess Diya Kumari is the only daughter of the late Maharaja Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh Bahadur and Rajmata Padmini Devi. The royal-turned-politician is known for her impeccable fashion style in her trademark chiffon and lehariya saris.
Rajkumari Gauravi Kumari Of Jaipur was among those personalities who participated in 'le Bal' fashion event in 2017. Generally, those people take part in this event whose parents belong to royal families or are famous celebrities. Gauravi is well-known for her calmness, beauty and royal atticates.
Born to the current Nawab of Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan, and his ex-wife Amrita Singh in 1993, Sara Ali Khan hails from one of the most prolific and popular royal families in India, the Pataudi family. Although, Sara had some other plans and she picked acting instead of being a royal princess.
Vijaya Raje Scindia was popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior. At the time of British Raj era, as the consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao Scindia, she ranked among the highest royal figures of the land. She was a strong lady who was a brilliant writer, politician and a lady known for her words.
Maharajkumarani Sita Devi Sahiba, also known as Princess Karam, was widely regarded as one of the most glamorous women of her day. She was fluent in several European languages and had a strong sense of style. She was a muse for several photographers from Cecil Beaton to Man Ray.
Princess Begum Sahiba Niloufer Khanum Sultana of Hyderabad was one of the last princesses of the Ottoman Empire. She was among those female personalities of that time who preferred to move in the city quite freely, leaving the zenana of the palace frequently to attend public engagements, cocktail parties and late-night revels.
Before marrying the Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur Maharaja of Kapurthala, Anita Delgado Briones was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia. But later achieved fame when she became the Maharani of Kapurthala. After the Sikh marriage, she changed her name to Maharani Prem Kaur Sahiba.
Durrusehvar Sultan held the titles of Princess of Berar through marriage and the Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire by birth before the monarchy's abolition in 1922. She was a highly respected and well-educated lady, the princess was fluent in French, Turkish, English and also Urdu. She believed in modern education for women and became a popular public figure after she arrived in Hyderabad.