“According to legend, the Sultan had originally intended to send £10,000, but either British diplomats or his own ministers requested that the Sultan send only £1,000, so as not to violate protocol by donating more than Queen Victoria, who had sent £2,000.”
“According to legend, the Sultan had originally intended to send £10,000, but either British diplomats or his own ministers requested that the Sultan send only £1,000, so as not to violate protocol by donating more than Queen Victoria, who had sent £2,000.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland–Turkey_relations#History
The Great Hunger is a masterclass in British Colonialism not giving a single fuck.