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|death_place=[[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title= Obituary |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |date=13 June 1952 |page=8 }}</ref>
|father=[[Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet]]
|father=[[Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet]]
|mother=Jean Craig
|mother=Jean Craig
|spouse=[[Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke|Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, Tuan Muda of Sarawak]]
|spouse=[[Bertram Brooke|Bertram Brooke, Tuan Muda of Sarawak]]
|issue=Jean Margaret Palmer Brooke<br>Elizabeth Brooke<br>Anne Elaine Primula Brooke<br>[[Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke]]
|issue=Jean Brooke<br/>Elizabeth Brooke<br/>Anne Brooke<br/>[[Anthony Brooke]]
|religion= [[Islam]] (''previously [[Quaker]]'')
|religion= [[Islam]] (''previously [[Quaker]]'')
|occupation= film producer
|occupation= Film producer
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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=== Early life and family ===
=== Early life and family ===
Palmer was born on 8 January 1884 into a prominent [[Society of Friends|Quaker]] family. She was the only child of [[Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet]] and Jean Craig.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/8365045/Anthony-Brooke.html|title=Anthony Brooke|date=6 March 2011|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was [[George Palmer (businessman)|George Palmer]], a proprietor of [[Huntley & Palmers]]. Her maternal grandfather was the engineer and politician [[William Young Craig]]. She was a niece of [[George William Palmer (British politician)|George William Palmer]] and a great-niece of [[William Isaac Palmer]].
Palmer was born in 1884 in [[Reading, Berkshire]], into a prominent [[Society of Friends|Quaker]] family. She was the only child of [[Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet]] and Jean Craig.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/8365045/Anthony-Brooke.html|title=Anthony Brooke|date=6 March 2011|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
Her paternal grandfather was [[George Palmer (businessman)|George Palmer]], a proprietor of [[Huntley & Palmers]]. Her maternal grandfather was the engineer and politician [[William Young Craig]]. She was a niece of [[George William Palmer (British politician)|George William Palmer]] and a great-niece of [[William Isaac Palmer]].


=== Marriage and issue ===
=== Marriage and issue ===
On 28 June 1904 Palmer married [[Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke]], the son of [[Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak]] and [[Margaret Brooke|Margaret de Windt]]. Through this marriage she became a member of the [[White Rajahs|ruling dynasty]] of the [[Raj of Sarawak]]. After her father-in-law died in 1917, her husband's older brother, [[Charles Vyner Brooke]], succeeded the throne. Her husband was made heir presumptive and accorded the title [[Tuan Muda of Sarawak]] and style of ''[[Your Highness|Highness]]''. As the wife of the Tuan Muda, Palmer was accorded the title ''Dayang Muda'' and the style of ''Highness''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalark.net/Malaysia/sarawak.htm|title=SARAWAK|website=www.royalark.net}}</ref>
On 28 June 1904 Palmer married [[Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke]], the son of [[Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak]] and [[Margaret Brooke|Margaret de Windt]]. Through this marriage, she became a member of the [[White Rajahs|ruling dynasty]] of the [[Raj of Sarawak]]. After her father-in-law died in 1917, her husband's older brother, [[Charles Vyner Brooke]], succeeded the throne. Her husband was made heir presumptive and accorded the title [[Tuan Muda of Sarawak]] and style of ''[[Highness]]''. As the wife of the Tuan Muda, Palmer was accorded the title ''Dayang Muda'' and the style of ''Highness''.


Palmer and Brooke had four children:
Palmer and Brooke had four children:
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=== Career ===
=== Career ===
In 1922 Palmer formed a film company called Big Four Famous Productions Company. She produced one film, ''Potters Clay'' which featured the actress [[Ellen Terry]].<ref name=MrsBertramBrooke>{{cite web |url= http://womenandsilentbritishcinema.wordpress.com/the-women/mrs-bertram-brooke/ |last=Watson |first=Clare |title=Mrs Bertram Brooke |work=Women and the Silent British Cinema |accessdate=}}</ref>
In 1922, Palmer formed a film company called Big Four Famous Productions Company. She produced one film, ''[[Potter's Clay]]'' which featured actress [[Ellen Terry]].<ref name=MrsBertramBrooke>{{cite web |url= http://womenandsilentbritishcinema.wordpress.com/the-women/mrs-bertram-brooke/ |last=Watson |first=Clare |title=Mrs Bertram Brooke |work=Women and the Silent British Cinema |date=11 April 2008 |accessdate=}}</ref>

In 1929 Palmer published a memoir, ''Relations and Complications'', which was ghostwritten by [[Kay Boyle]] with additional contributions from [[John Glassco]], [[Robert McAlmon]], and Graeme Taylor.<ref>[https://www.themorgan.org/printed-books/364551 Printed Books], themorgan.org. Accessed 28 February 2024.</ref>


=== Later life and death ===
=== Later life and death ===
In 1932 Palmer converted from Christianity to [[Islam]]. Stating that she wished her "conversion to be performed on no earthly territory", she chartered an [[Imperial Airways]] 42-seat airliner to fly from [[Croydon Airport]] to [[Paris]]. Another British Muslim convert, [[Khalid Sheldrake]], conducted the ceremony over the [[English Channel]].<ref name=French>{{cite news |url= https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2188216/last-king-xinjiang-how-bertram-sheldrake-went |last=French |first=Paul |title=The last king of Xinjiang: how Bertram Sheldrake went from condiment heir to Muslim monarch |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=2 March 2019 |accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> Sheldrake gave her the Arabic name "Khair-ul-Nissa" ("fairest of women")<ref name=French/> or "Khair un-nisa binti 'Abdu'llah".<ref name=MrsBertramBrooke/>
In 1932, Palmer converted from Christianity to [[Islam]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Stating that she wished her "conversion to be performed on no earthly territory", she chartered an [[Imperial Airways]] 42-seat airliner to fly from [[Croydon Airport]] to [[Paris]]. Another British Muslim convert, [[Khalid Sheldrake]], conducted the ceremony over the [[English Channel]].<ref name=French>{{cite news |url= https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2188216/last-king-xinjiang-how-bertram-sheldrake-went |last=French |first=Paul |title=The last king of Xinjiang: how Bertram Sheldrake went from condiment heir to Muslim monarch |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=2 March 2019 |accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> Sheldrake gave her the Arabic name "Khair-ul-Nissa" ("fairest of women")<ref name=French/> or "Khair un-nisa binti 'Abdu'llah".<ref name=MrsBertramBrooke/>


Palmer died on 12 June 1952 and was buried at St Leonard's in [[Sheepstor]], [[Devon]].
She died in 1952 in a nursing home in Sri Lanka.<ref name="obit"/> She was buried at St Leonard's in [[Sheepstor]], [[Devon]].


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 21:49, 26 July 2024

This article is about the Sarawak princess. For the American social statistician, see Gladys L. Palmer.
Gladys Milton Palmer
Dayang Muda of Sarawak
Born(1884-01-08)8 January 1884
Reading, Berkshire[1]
Died12 June 1952(1952-06-12) (aged 68)
Colombo, Sri Lanka[2]
SpouseBertram Brooke, Tuan Muda of Sarawak
IssueJean Brooke
Elizabeth Brooke
Anne Brooke
Anthony Brooke
FatherSir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet
MotherJean Craig
ReligionIslam (previously Quaker)
OccupationFilm producer

Gladys Milton Palmer, Dayang Muda of Sarawak, also known as Khair-ul-Nissa and Khair un-nisa binti 'Abdu'llah (8 January 1884 – 12 June 1952) was a British film producer and heiress. Through her marriage to Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, she was a member of the ruling dynasty of Sarawak.

Biography

Early life and family

Palmer was born in 1884 in Reading, Berkshire, into a prominent Quaker family. She was the only child of Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet and Jean Craig.[3]

Her paternal grandfather was George Palmer, a proprietor of Huntley & Palmers. Her maternal grandfather was the engineer and politician William Young Craig. She was a niece of George William Palmer and a great-niece of William Isaac Palmer.

Marriage and issue

On 28 June 1904 Palmer married Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, the son of Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak and Margaret de Windt. Through this marriage, she became a member of the ruling dynasty of the Raj of Sarawak. After her father-in-law died in 1917, her husband's older brother, Charles Vyner Brooke, succeeded the throne. Her husband was made heir presumptive and accorded the title Tuan Muda of Sarawak and style of Highness. As the wife of the Tuan Muda, Palmer was accorded the title Dayang Muda and the style of Highness.

Palmer and Brooke had four children:

Career

In 1922, Palmer formed a film company called Big Four Famous Productions Company. She produced one film, Potter's Clay which featured actress Ellen Terry.[4]

In 1929 Palmer published a memoir, Relations and Complications, which was ghostwritten by Kay Boyle with additional contributions from John Glassco, Robert McAlmon, and Graeme Taylor.[5]

Later life and death

In 1932, Palmer converted from Christianity to Islam.[citation needed] Stating that she wished her "conversion to be performed on no earthly territory", she chartered an Imperial Airways 42-seat airliner to fly from Croydon Airport to Paris. Another British Muslim convert, Khalid Sheldrake, conducted the ceremony over the English Channel.[6] Sheldrake gave her the Arabic name "Khair-ul-Nissa" ("fairest of women")[6] or "Khair un-nisa binti 'Abdu'llah".[4]

She died in 1952 in a nursing home in Sri Lanka.[2] She was buried at St Leonard's in Sheepstor, Devon.

References

  1. ^ "Births". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 13 June 1952. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Anthony Brooke". 6 March 2011 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b Watson, Clare (11 April 2008). "Mrs Bertram Brooke". Women and the Silent British Cinema.
  5. ^ Printed Books, themorgan.org. Accessed 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b French, Paul (2 March 2019). "The last king of Xinjiang: how Bertram Sheldrake went from condiment heir to Muslim monarch". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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