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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Aine Fo

Koh-i-noor diamond in coronation ‘could bring back painful memories for India’

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Plans for the Queen Consort to wear a diamond-encrusted crown at the King’s coronation may be shelved as it could bring back “painful memories”, according to reports.

The coronation crown, made especially for the Queen Mother’s 1937 coronation, is set with the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, a historic treasure that was seized by the East India Company in 1849 when it was presented to Queen Victoria and made part of the Crown Jewels.

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