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Paintings reveal the extraordinary story of Frederick Duleep Singh.

Meera Syal searches for the paintings that reveal the extraordinary story of Frederick Duleep Singh, the son of the last Maharaja of Punjab.

Meera Syal searches for the hidden paintings which reveal the extraordinary story of a Norfolk Prince. At the heart of the film is the story of Frederick Duleep Singh, son of the Last Maharaja of the Punjab. Despite being disinherited by the British Establishment, he spent his life trying to become one of them. The story unfolds through an extraordinary collection of paintings that he bought - bargain hunt style - from the landed gentry, and then donated to the nation.

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