It was subsequently cut into nine major stones and 96 smaller brilliants, with the British monarchy owning a number of them. The Cullinan diamond was discovered in what is now South Africa and was the largest uncut diamond ever found at 3,106 carats, which is a little more than one pound. How Queen Had Final Celebration With Her People at Platinum Jubilee.Queen Elizabeth II Dies and Multiple Rainbows Immediately Appear in Britain.Exclusive: What Happens to the Queen's Beloved Dogs Now?.
Probably the world's most famous diamond, the Koh-i-noor weighed 105.6 carats when it was found in southern India, possibly as early as the 1300s. "Can India get back the kohinoor diamond/everything in the British museum that was stolen?" wrote one person on Twitter.Īnother said: "so when will those colonizers give us back that kohinoor diamond they took from us?!?"Ī third wrote: "Britain should return "The Great Star of Africa" back to Africa in South Africa where it belongs or they will forever be thieves." People have now called on the royal family to use the Queen's death as an opportunity to return the jewels. Their acquisition is steeped in controversy given the history of British colonialism. Two of the jewels people are calling for to be returned are the Koh-i-noor diamond from India and the Great Star of Africa, estimated to be worth about $400 million each.
People have called for some of the crown jewels to be returned to their country of origin. Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Prince Philip proceed at the State Opening of Parliament on May 9, 2012, in London, England.
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