From Riches to Rags – Terrible Stories Where the Rich Lost Everything They Owned

Royalty to slums

The story of Sultana Begum, wife of Prince Mirza Bedar Bukht, is a sad one. When the Prince passed away in 1980, Sultana suddenly found herself living a life in poverty. She only had a measly pension of 6000 INR per month to support herself and her six children.

Source: WorldLifestyle

Sultana and her children were forced to live in a tiny two-room hut somewhere in the slums of Kolkata. She had to share a kitchen with her neighbors and wash in the street using public taps. It was hard to believe that she was once a princess.