The extraordinary life story of Hope Cooke, the last queen of Sikkim.
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2023
- Although the United States doesn't have a royal family, over the years, many intelligent and beautiful American women have captured the attention of foreign princes. For example, Grace Kelly, a renowned Hollywood actress born in Pennsylvania, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1955 and became Princess of Monaco. Another example is Lisa Halaby, born in Washington D.C., who married King Hussein of Jordan in 1978 and became Queen of Jordan. A more recent American woman who married a foreign prince is Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, who gained this title through her marriage to Prince Harry of the United Kingdom in 2018. The American woman we are mentioning today, who became a royal member through marriage, might not be as well-known to the public as the previously mentioned ones. Her name is Hope Cooke, and she was the Queen consort of the last King of Sikkim.
It's snow leopards, not snow lions. Glad that Hope Cooke rebuilt her life after leaving Sikkim.
Snarky are we??
How long have you been aware of this lady Hope Cooke?
Sikkim was a former Buddhist Kingdom but now part of India. It is located northeast part of India. It is in between Nepal and Kingdom of Bhutan.
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WoW. VERY Informative. Thank you.
I'm glad you like this video.
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The altitude of Gangtok is not 20,000 feet; it's actually around 5,500 feet.
Never heard of Sikkam, interesting video.
I never heard of Sikkim either.
@SimaYi_Zhongda says a chinese bot
Sikkim was a neighbor of China for hundreds of years. Historically it has enjoyed good relations with China. In the eighteenth century it was overran by the Gorkhas at one time. The Sikkim king fled the country and asked China for help. China at that time was the Qing dynasty and was at the zenith of its power. The then Qianlong emperor dispatched an expedition force to repel the Gorkhas and restored Sikkim's sovereignty and independence. Sikkim was left unmolested until it was gobbled up by India (a country that historically does not exist and only came into existence as a result of the colonist relinquishing its power to its subjugated population, much like South Africa) in 1975.
*historically does not exist..sigh..!
"Historically does not exist" 😂 How uninformed can one remain. Please read and learn about India and then come back.
@@zipper123100 There is no such thing as India historically. Even the concept of being an Indian national is only about seventy years old.
Interesting life, but not very happy - poor woman x
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@jdewitt 77 does not know about India. Better keep silent.
Do you know the history of Sikkim?
Have you ever heard Hope Cooke?
What an extraordinary life!
If you haven’t been there, Shut Up!
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Sad story about what happened to Hope Cooke and Sikkim. India is needlessly aggresive with its neighbors. Let's hope Sikkim becomes independent once again. India was beaten in 1962 by China and has fought Pakistan twice and doesn't get along with any country on its borders.
@jdewitt77, India fought off jihadis and then imperialists for about a thousand years together. Lets see how you would feel after living under a siege for that long.
India's major quantum of foreign aid is given to neighbouring countries. According to India's budget in 2021-22, its direct overseas aid stood at ₹18,154 crore (US$2.3 billion). That apart, India also extended a direct line of credit worth $30.66 billion to several foreign countries for developmental projects.
Nepal was the largest recipient of Indian aid. Nepal and Bhutan were the first countries to receive aid from India. In 1958, India committed to providing $100 million multi-year grants to Nepal and also extended a ₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹19 billion or US$240 million in 2023) loan to Myanmar.
India's financial and humanitarian support worth $4 billion to Sri Lanka is far in excess of the total anticipated Extended Fund Facility of the IMF.
India today announced Rs 300 crore annual budgetary financial assistance to Bangladesh in the coming 2022-23 (April-March) financial year, up from Rs 200 crore in the outgoing fiscal 2021-22