Before independence, our country was divided into many small states. The house of Patiala was also one of them. The Patiala royalty was counted among the rich princely states. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was the first person in the country who had his own private plane. Seeing the lifestyle of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, the British were also awe-struck. Whenever he went abroad, he used to take the entire hotel on rent. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh owned 44 Rolls Royce cars, of which 20 Rolls Royce convoys were used only for daily state visits.
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was such a king of the house of Patiala, about whom many stories are famous. He was also the captain of the Indian cricket team.
10 queens and 88 children
Diwan Germany Das has written in detail about Maharaja Bhupinder Singh in his book "Maharaja". Maharaja Bhupinder Singh had 10 queens and 88 legitimate children. Maharaja's discussions about Shanoshokaat were spread all over the world. In 1935, he met Hitler on a tour of Berlin. Hitler is said to have been so impressed with Maharaja Bhupinder Singh that he gifted his Maybach car to Raja. The friendship between Hitler and the Maharaja lasted for a long time.
The most expensive diamond necklace
There is more than one example of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh's chic. In the year 1929, the Maharaja sent a chest full of precious stones, diamonds, and jewelry to the jeweler of Paris. After nearly 3 years of workmanship, the jeweler designed a necklace which was very much discussed. This necklace was one of the most expensive pieces of jewelry in the country at that time.
Love for cricket
The Maharaja of Patiala loved cricket. At the time of the formation of BCCI, he not only made a huge financial contribution but later also he always helped the board. A part of Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium was also made by the Maharaja's contribution.