Paramjit Singh, Crown Prince of Kapurthala

Paramjit Singh, Crown Prince of Kapurthala (19 May 1892 – 19 July 1955) was the Head of the Kapurthala Branch of the House of Ahluwalia and the Titular Maharaja of Kapurthala from 1949 until his death in 1955.

Early life Photograph of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala with his son, Kunwar Paramjit Singh, ca.1900. He was born on 19 May 1892 to Jagatjit Singh and his wife Harbans Kaur. His birth was celebrated in Kapurthala with great festivities and rejoicings. For his elementary education, he was first placed under the tuition of English and French governesses and tutors in Kapurthala, following which he went to Europe in 1905 to complete his education. There he first attended Cheam School in Surrey, then Harrow School in Harrow for a year, and then Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris for two years, and then St. Paul's School in London. In 1950, while he was in England, he held a reception at the Dorchester Hotel in London and there conferred the Nishan-i-Iftikhar on Sardar Karam Singh.

Personal interests

Traveling He had travelled all over India, Europe and the United States. In 1928, he accompanied his father to Madrid and there stayed with Alfonso XIII as his guest. His body was taken to Kapurthala on 21 July 1955 and was cremated on the same evening.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles Paramjit was originally styled as Sri Tikka Raja Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala. Upon his accession to the throne, his styles and titles became His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia Raja-i-Rajagan Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, the Maharaja of Kapurthala.

Orders and decorations