Italy's former royal family, the House of Savoy, has asked the country's central bank to return the crown jewels, a lawyer for the family said. The jewels from the dynasty that ruled Italy until the monarchy was abolished in 1946 have been kept in a vault at the Bank of Italy since the end of WWII.
All male heirs from the House of Savoy were exiled from Italy, when the last king, Umberto II, fled to Portugal. A representative of the family deposited the jewels with a note reading: “To be returned to the rightful owner.”
