LONDON, ENGLAND, March 16, 2023 (CNN): The Koh-i-Noor — one of the world’s most famous and controversial diamonds — will be part of a new exhibition at the Tower of London that recognizes it as “a symbol of conquest.” The display will explore the origins and history of the crown jewels. It opens on May 26 — the same month as the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, according to a statement from the Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) Wednesday. The exhibit will explain the 105.6 carat diamond’s highly conflicted and colonial past, including how it came to be included in the British crown jewels. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death last year, India has renewed calls for the stone’s repatriation. The East India Company took the Koh-i-Noor from the deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh in 1849 and it was given to Queen Victoria.
source: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kohinoor-exhibition-crown-jewels-gbr-scli-intl/index.htm
In related news, Camilla has decided not to include the contested jewel in her coronation crown, which was set in the Queen Mother’s state crown in 1937. More on that decision here: https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/buckingham-palace-averted-kohinoor-side-story-for-king-charless-coronation-says-royal-expert/
HPI Note: Apparently actually returning the diamond to its rightful owners has not been considered.