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by dghf 1031 days ago
Elizabeth was never Empress of India, not least because India became a republic in 1950, two years before her accession.
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Yes - the title Emperor/Empress of India was abolished in 1948:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_India

So her father, George VI, was the last Emperor of India.