Wars of the Roses a "sudden narrowing in the direct line of descent" near the end of his reign. His eldest son, Edward, the Black Prince, had died the year before. Edward III was succeeded on the throne by the Black Prince's only surviving son Richard II, who was only 10 years old. Richard's claim to the throne was based on the principle that the son of an elder brother had priority in the succession over his uncles. Since Richard was a minor, had no siblings, and had three living uncles at the time of Edward III's death, there was considerable uncertainty about who
The Black Prince (film) continually thwarted by British colonial politics. Written and directed by Los Angeles-based Indian filmmaker Kavi Raz, "The Black Prince" stars the singer Satinder Sartaaj in his acting debut. On the relationship between Duleep and the Queen, producer Jasjeet Singh noted: "What’s striking is that the British government treated him terribly, but throughout his life, there was a relationship of great fondness between him and Queen Victoria." "The Black Prince" was produced by Brillstein Entertainment Partners; it is a bilingual English-Hindi production. The movie is set in India and the UK. George Kallis composed the music for "The Black Prince". The