 The close platonic relationship between Karim and the Queen led to friction within the Royal Household , the other members of which felt themselves to be superior to him . The Queen insisted on taking Karim with her on her travels , which caused arguments between her and her other attendants . Following Victoria 's death in 1901 , her successor , Edward VII , returned Karim to India and ordered the confiscation and destruction of the Munshi 's correspondence with Victoria . Karim subsequently lived quietly near Agra , on the estate that Victoria had arranged for him , until his death at the age of 46 . 
