The Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officers

Queen Victoria employed Indian servants in the Royal Household from 1887. Munshi Abdul Karim quickly won the monarch’s devoted affection. He was employed as ‘Munshi and Indian Clerk to the Queen Empress’ at a salary of £12 per month. At this time no Gurkha staff were employed.

The Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officers Queen Victoria employed Indian servants in the Royal Household from 1887. Munshi Abdul Karim quickly won the monarch’s devoted affection. He was employed as ‘Munshi and Indian Clerk to the Queen Empress’ at a salary of £12 per month. At this time no Gurkha staff were employed.
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