Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess and suffragette inspires children's book

The "extraordinary" story of an Indian princess and suffragette has been immortalised in a children's book.

Sophia Duleep Singh was a daughter of the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Maharajah Duleep Singh, and grew up in Elveden, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border.

The young princess made history in the early 1900s by risking her royal status to campaign for women's rights.

Author Sufiya Ahmed said: "We can all relate to this shy but very determined young woman."

Her book, My Story: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, for nine to 13-year-olds, has been launched at Ancient House museum in Thetford, Norfolk, which was founded by Sophia's brother, Frederick Duleep Singh, in 1921.