![]() ![]() DailyBhaskar In 1922, he commissioned a 1400 piece dinner set - made wholly in silver and gold - to mark the Royal tour by the Prince Of Wales. ![]() Mint If this wasn’t enough, he is also said to have an entire fleet of Rolls Royce at his disposal, their number estimated anywhere between 27 to 44 with more than 20 of them forming a part of his motorcade. It is said to be one of the most expensive pieces of jewellery ever made at a whopping $25 million. In 1926, he sent a trunk full of precious gems, jewellery and the seventh largest diamond in the world to Parisian Jeweller Cartier SA to get Patiala Necklace made. He was the first man in India to own an aircraft, which he bought from the United Kingdom. Among his many accomplishments, from being an Indian representative at the Imperial War Council in World War I to donating a considerable amount for the Ranji Trophy and representing Sikhs during the Round Table Conference - was his major affinity for opulence. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh ruled the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. ![]()
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