Plans to use a "stolen" diamond to crown Camila Queen Consort at the coronation next year are looking likely to be canned.
The 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond was set to be used for Camilla during the coronation in May next year when Charles will officially be crowned King.
This is according to long-established planning for the event, but the Palace is reportedly "nervous" about using the jewel.
The Mirror reports that there are so-called "political sensitivities" surrounding ownership of the diamond, which originally came from India before being "gifted" to Great Britain under controversial circumstances.
The gem now may be taken out of the crown, where it's held on a detachable platinum mount, and replaced with something simpler such as Queen Victoria's coronet.
A source told MailOnline: "The original plan was for the Queen Consort to be crowned with the late Queen Mother's crown when her husband acceded to the throne.
"But times have changed and His Majesty The King is acutely sensitive to these issues, as are his advisors. There are serious political sensitivities and significant nervousness around them, particularly regarding India."
The discussion between Charles and Camilla to take her place as Queen began several years ago, according to Mail+. It was reportedly agreed that she would be proclaimed Queen Consort using the late Queen's Mother's crown.
It's made up of a whopping 2,800 diamonds, with the front cross displaying the famous Koh-i-Noor gem - one of the largest cut diamonds in the world.
The crown was made for the then Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI, using stones already in the royal collection. Most of the diamonds were removed from Queen Victoria’s Regal Circlet.
The Koh-i-noor diamond was mounted in the crowns of Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary, and was once again reset for this crown.
The gem dates back to Mughal ruler in 1628 and served as a symbol of power until it was acquired by Britain in 1849 and gifted to Queen Victoria in 1855 by 10 year-old Duleep Singh, last emperor of the Sikhs.
Although the diamond was a gift, it only came after the mother of the ten-year-old heir to the Punjabi throne was held captive and forced to give it up.
It's also been reported that Camilla is set to scrap the royal tradition of ladies-in-waiting, a royal tradition that was close to the Queen's heart.
Camilla is set to dispense of the centuries-old tradition of official companions following her new title, gained when husband Charles became King.
The 75-year-old sees a smaller royal staff as the way forward to 'move with the times'. Her view matches that of the new sovereign, who is keen for a slimmed down and more modern monarchy.
Throughout history, a lady-in-waiting was a ‘personal assistant’ selected to serve a female senior royal.
The women, who had been by Her Majesty's side for more than 60 years, had grown to become her loyal and trusted friends instead of just royal staff.
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