The princess was fluent in English and acted as the royal family's spokesperson airing their grievances in a document called Sadutta thamidaw ayeidawbon sadan (စတုတ္ထသမီးတော်အရေးတော်ပုံစာတမ်း The Fourth Royal Daughter Crisis Document); she was sent away by the colonial government to live in Moulmein where she spent the rest of her days.

Myat Phaya Galay was called "Rebel Princess" by the British as she wrote a manifesto demanding the return of her father's kingdom and the royal gems and jewelry taken in their annexation of the country.

the fourth Princess, daughter of the late H.M. King Thibaw and his crowned Queen of Burma whose inner facts are unknown to the public" (1931).

The British government came down like a sledgehammer and attempted to muzzle her by exiling her and her family to Moulmein, in Lower Burma.

Here, distant from the influences and energy of the city that had been her father's capital, they hoped she would quietly settle down and not cause any more trouble.