The Indian government will renew diplomatic efforts to have the Britain return the Koh-i-Noor diamond. It follows the coronation of King Charles III earlier this month. Queen Camilla pointedly had the iconic 105.6-carat oval-cut Golconda gem removed from her crown, to avoid heightening tensions. “The thrust of this effort to repatriate India’s artefacts comes from […]

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Camilla, Queen Consort, will not wear the disputed 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond at the coronation of her husband King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said today. Instead she will wear a modified version of Queen Mary’s crown, made by Garrard for the 1911 coronation and reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds. The announcement won’t […]

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