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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Buckingham Palace declines to return remains of ‘stolen’ Ethiopian prince, say reports

Aerial view of Windsor Castle
Prince Alemayehu was buried at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the request of Queen Victoria. Photograph: ViewFromAbove/Alamy

Buckingham Palace has reportedly declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century.

Prince Alemayehu, a claimed descendant of the biblical King Solomon, was taken to England – some say “stolen” – after British soldiers looted his father’s imperial citadel after the Battle of Maqdala in 1868.

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