The Koh-i-noor diamond is back in the news, after the announcement that Queen Camilla will NOT be wearing it at the coronation in May. Instead of using the Queen Mother’s Crown in which the stone currently sits, Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown. The official reason given are that this is ‘in the in the interests of sustainability and efficiency’, but many will suspect that it is due to the controversial history of the diamond and claims by India that the stone, which is supposedly cursed, actually belongs to that country. India claims that it was effectively stolen by the British in 1849 when the 11 year Maharaja, Duleep Singh, was made to hand it over as part of the terms of the Treaty of Lahore. It was presented to Queen Victoria in 1850 and later recut on the orders of her husband, Prince Albert, losing much of its weight as a result. To learn all about the stone’s fascinating history, see my full length YouTube video all about it. If you’re watching this on Instagram, you can access it by clicking the link in my bio and going to my channel. #shorts

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[FREE] Photos of replica of the Koh-i-noor before it was recut, Corning Museum of Glass
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[FREE] William Dalrymple & Anita Anand, Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond (2016)
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