Question
Who announced the Queen’s Proclamation and when?
Answer
Lord Canning after being appointed as the first viceroy of India, representing Victoria, the queen of England (1837 – 1901), organised a formal court in Allahabad. In this Court, on 1st November, 1858, he read out of proclamation on behalf of the Queen. This came to be known as “The Proclamation of Queen”.
