You might find the book Midnights Furies interesting. It’s about The Partition of India[1] and the royal family was indeed very closely involved. They saw India

You might find the book Midnights Furies interesting. It’s about The Partition of India[1] and the royal family was indeed very closely involved. They saw India as a critical component of the British Empire and feared not for the welfare of the people but for the monarchy’s future. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India