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Evening Standard
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Jessica Knibbs

What is the Koh-i-Noor diamond and why won’t it be seen at the Coronation?

The Queen Consort will not be wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond during King Charles’s coronation

(Picture: PA)

Buckingham Palace has released a statement confirming the Koh-i-Noor diamond will not be used in the coronation by the Queen Consort, Camilla.

She will instead by crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown, which is being resized for the May 6 coronation. The crown swap will mean for the first time in recent history a member of the royal family will be using a “recycled” crown for a ceremony.

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