It is a history of denying Africans their humanity and their rights," University of South Africa professor Everisto Benyera said. "The history of the Cullinan diamond is an epitome of the history of colonialism and imperialism. However, a South African scholar argues these jewels are also a remnant of Britain's brutal colonial past. It will instead feature three other diamonds from the royal collection: the Cullinan III, IV and V. The controversy threatened to overshadow King Charles's celebrations until the royal family announced the coronation crown would be reset without the stone or its crystal quartz replica.
Its return to the spotlight prompted a swift backlash from Indians who say it should be returned to their country.
The Queen Consort had been widely expected to wear the crown that Queen Elizabeth wore to her husband's coronation in 1937, adorned with a 105-carat, oval-shaped diamond known as the Kohinoor.īelieved to be the world's most expensive diamond, the Kohinoor has been fought over for centuries.
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