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May 6, 2023 · Her family proudly looked on as new Queen was anointed in the Abbey - before she used her index finger to adjust her hair underneath the crown five times.
May 6, 2023 · On May 6, the Archbishop of Canterbury officially crowned Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey during King Charles’s coronation. He did so with a historical diadem: Queen Mary’s Crown,...
- The Turbulent History Behind The Cullinan
- The Debate Over The Cullinan's Return
- India's Push For The Return of The Kohinoor
- The Monarchy Grapples with Its Colonial Past
The Cullinan diamond was discovered in a large mine in South Africa in 1905, weighing a remarkable 3,106 carats and sending a ripple of excitement around the world. Roughly the size of a human heart and with an extraordinary blue-white colour, according to the Royal Asscher, the precious stone was the largest gem-quality, rough-cut diamond ever fou...
In the months since Queen Elizabeth II's death, almost 8,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Cullinan diamonds to be returnedand displayed in South Africa's museum. African Transformation Movement MP Vuyo Zungula tweeted South Africa must demand the return of "all the gold, diamonds stolen by Britain". "The minerals of our country and...
Over the past few decades, calls for the Kohinoor — or "Mountain of Light" — to be sent back to its homeland have also grown stronger. From Indian MPs to Pakistani lawyers to the Taliban and the grandson of India's independence leader, Mahatma Gandhi, numerous parties have demanded the British royal family return the Kohinoor as "atonement for the ...
The ongoing debate represents an age-old problem for the modern monarchy. "I don't think using stones from the Cullinan will draw focus away from the royal family's connection to British imperialism and colonial exploitation," Professor Kinsey said. "It only shifts the focus to imperialism and colonialism in southern Africa, which has its own histo...
May 5, 2023 · Will King Charles wear the same crown as Queen Elizabeth? Yes. At her 1953 crowning ceremony, Queen Elizabeth wore the St. Edward's Crown at the moment of her crowning. Like her son will do,...
May 7, 2023 · So why did Camilla become Queen, and why was Prince Philip never king? Here's what you need to know.
May 6, 2023 · Back when Queen Mary paid for the silver crown in 1911, her intention was for it to serve as the permanent crown of future consorts. Camilla opted to wear Queen Mary’s Crown - a decision...
May 2, 2023 · When the former Camilla Parker Bowles is regally invested and crowned Queen alongside her husband, King Charles III, this weekend, it will be the culmination of a remarkable transformation. Two...
