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Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a law of the British Parliament that allowed Queen Victoria to take the title Empress of India. Promoted by the prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, it was opposed by many Liberals as un-English. The new title was proclaimed at the Delhi Durbar of 1 January 1877 and was used by British monarchs until shortly after the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
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