Word: baroda
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Homeless refugees, the Maharanee of Baroda and her son Princey arrived in Monte Carlo from India 16 years ago. Prince Rainier kindly made them citizens of tax-free Monaco, and in next to no time they were busy teaching the natives how to play marbles with emeralds the size of tiger's eyes and drink Dom Pérignon from Waterford crystal mugs. But this was poverty to a family that at one time had a fortune of more than $300 million, and stifling to a woman who once flew the Atlantic to telephone India from London because...
...today syndicated in 89 papers. Suzy is not above mixing with mere movie stars for her chatty "Suzy Says" column, but prefers writing about diplomats, heiresses, princes and other members of what used to be called the jet set. She can be a bit saccharine ("Fatesingh, the Maharajah of Baroda . . . goes by the impossible nickname of Jackie") but is rarely arch. "Everyone I meet is a story," chirps Suzy. "I have fun with everyone, including myself...
...mineral rights. They indulged in lavish whims-concubines, opulent palaces, bejeweled elephants, retinues of servants, strings of polo ponies, sumptuous celebrations. The Nizam of Hyderabad, who was the richest of all with wealth estimated at $2 billion, collected mountains of pearls. To celebrate his 39th birthday, the Gaekwar of Baroda was saluted by solid-gold cannons. Another rajah proudly tooled around in a gold-plated limousine...