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Sami Quadri

Queen asked to return ‘stolen’ 2,000-year-old ruins dubbed ‘Libya’s Elgin Marbles’

People stroll along the Long Walk, leading to Windsor Castle in Windsor Great Park

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

The Crown Estate is reportedly facing the threat of a legal challenge from Libya as it seeks the return of 2,000-year-old columns.

The North African country claims the columns, based in Windsor Great Park, were stolen by the British in the 19th century and has urged for them to be returned to the ancient site of Leptis Magna near Tripoli.

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