The British were aware of their un kept promises and did all that they could to keep the Raja in good humor, in 1870 when HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoriain, in 1876 HRH the Prince of Wales and in 1890 HRH Prince Albert Victor, visited the Punjab Raja Ram Pal was invited for an audience. Also came in many sanads, medals and other orders, as in 1877 during the Imperial Durbar held at Delhi where Queen Victoria was proclaimed the Empress of India and a certificate by the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India in recognition of “his father’s loyal services to the British government and of the assistance rendered by himself” and again in 1903 and 1911 at the Imperial Durbars the Raja was given medals and sanads. On 1st January 1903 Raja Ram Pal received from C.M. Riwaz, Lieutenant Governor of Punjab and its dependencies, a Sanad in the name of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII, Emperor of India, and in 1904 in form of being made a companion of the most Exalted Star of India.

Before the Raja was made a CSI, the British asked the Raja to declare that the Kutlehar family would follow the rule of primogeniture, the Raja was not in favour of this, though the eldest son would normally succeed to the throne but the Raja always had the right to choose his successor from his sons if he felt that the eldest was not fit to inherit the throne and even to choose someone from within the collateral family if he thought all his sons to be unfit, reluctantly the Raja agreed to declare that Kutlehar would follow the rule of primogeniture as he himself had only one son but made no effort to hide his displeasure and wish to do away this ‘phirangi’ way at the first given opportunity.

Raja Ram Pal was a much loved ruler and led an austere life with high principals and values, and carried on his fathers struggle for the restoration of his State and was doing all that he could to make the life of his people better, a school was opened in the 1870s, serais, roads, and dispensaries were made for the people. The Raja was made an Honorary Judge and a 1st class Magistrate and an Honorary Deputy Commissioner by the British.

The Raja was married twice, first with the Princess of Bushahr and then with the Princess of Keonthal, the elder Rani bore him no progeny and the younger gave birth to a boy in 1874, who was named Rajendra Pal.

The Tikka Rajendra Pal ji Saheb Bahadur excelled in his studies first when he was taught within the Palace and then at the Chiefs college in Lahore, and was exceptionally gifted in matters of state, even the British called upon his skills in times of need, and deputed him as a Deputy Commissioner in Punjab, he was also deputed on behalf of the British at Mandi, as advisor to His Highness the Raja, for some time as the state was going through a crisis, the Tikka was also one of the first Indians to be a Member of the Civil Services and was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind medal, and in 1905, after the great earthquake in north India, was put in charge of the distribution of relief in Kangra.

The Tikka was married to the eldest daughter of the exiled Raja Jagdish Singh of Mankot, also called the Mankotia Raja, whose State was annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1820 and the Mankot royal family had taken refuge in Kutlehar territory and settled in a place called Salangari, a few miles from Raipur, the capital of Kutlehar. The Mankotia Raja was given the title of the Raja of Salangari by Raja Ram Pal and was subject to reconfirmation at every succession.

It is said that the Tikka had fallen in love with the Mankot Princess, who used to visit the Ranis of Kutlehar on a regular basis, and would hear of no other proposal.

The Tikka had three sons, the eldest, Brijmohan Pal was born in 1890 and was followed by, Hari Pal, born in 1893, and Shiv Pal born in 1901. All three children were educated first within the Palace and then at the Chiefs College, Lahore.

Tikka Brijmohan Pal was married in 1911 to Princess Rattan Dei ji Saheba, the eldest child of His Highness Raja Sir Bhuri Singh ji of Chamba, Kanwar Hari Pal ji was in the Punjab police and was sent on many foreign missions, Kanwar Shiv Pal ji B.Sc., IFS, was the Prime Minister of Mandi State. Both the Kanwars were married and had issues.

During the great war, Raja Ram Pal subscribed money to the war fund and enlisted 1364 combatants, Tikka Rajendra Pal subscribed money and material, for which he was presented with a sword of honor and a sanad by the Viceroy of India, a sanad was also presented by the Commissioner of Multan, Tikkarani Rajendra Pal worked towards and subscribed to the soldiers comfort fund, for which she was presented with the Kaiser-i-Hind medal and a sanad, the Raja’s grandson, Tikka Brijmohan Pal and his regiment served gallantly in Mesopotamia and France, and received medals, on the 1st of March in 1919 the Secretary of State for war wrote “ I have it in command from the King-Emperor to record His Majesty’s high appreciation of the services rendered by Tikka Brijmohan Pal of Kutlehar” his two younger brothers, Kanwar Hari Pal and Kanwar Shiv Pal, too joined the army and served with distinction.

The relationship between the Kutlehar family and the British had improved considerably since the two came into direct contact with one another, anger and the feeling of being deceived, had reduced and a gradual warming up had started, but the only thorn was the matter of restoration of the state, but still replies were vague and when the Raja approached the Governor and handed over his claim in writing, he received this reply when the Governor left,

So still the restoration, though not denied was not dealt with either, but there were suggestions that a restoration might happen.

In 1925 Tikkarani Rajinder Pal fell ill and passed away at Moga, the Tikka was heartbroken, the couple was inseparable till the last day, and after the demise of the Tikkarani, Raja Ram Pal tried to persuade his son to marry again, but the Tikka refused to even consider the proposals.

On the 21st of November 1927 Raja Ram Pal ji Saheb Bahadur passed away after reigning for over 60 years and was succeeded by his son Rajendra Pal but the newly crowned Raja, heartbroken since the death of his consort, fell ill with an acute case of jaundice and after reigning for just about 3 months passed away on the 14th of February 1928, thus being the shortest reigning Raja in the history of Kutlehar.