What is the controversy around Camilla’s coronation crown?
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At the May 6 coronation, Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which has been reset with the Cullinan diamonds that were mined in South Africa.
The crown that will be worn by Camilla at the upcoming coronation has become a thorny affair, reopening old wounds of British colonization that saw jewels plundered as spoils of war.
The coronation ceremony of King Charles III and his wife Camilla, soon to be crowned queen, is set to take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
Royal watchers will be keeping a close eye on the proceedings and the crown jewels that will be on display as the King and Queen are crowned in the U.K.
The Royal Family might have dodged one controversy by not including the disputed Koh-i-Noor diamond in Camilla’s crown, but the decision to feature some other problematic jewels is ruffling feathers ahead of the coronation.
“We’re going to see jewels and items and regalia being used that only get pulled out for this event,” said Justin Vovk, a royal historian at McMaster University.
“There’s going to be a level of attention and scrutiny that the monarchs have never had at what is supposed to be this really ancient sacred ceremony.”
Originally mined in India thousands of years ago, the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world.
It was seized by the East India Company in 1849 and presented to Queen Victoria.
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