"If my knowledge is correct, the government in the United Kingdom even took away the tax concessions given to the Royals. But the British royal family seems to have no complaint about that. It is a rare quality," he said."
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Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (March 22, 1922 – December 16, 2013) was the titular Maharaja of Travancore.
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