According to media reports, the famous Kohinoor crown will belong to Camilla, wife of Prince Charles.
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after 70 years in power. She was 96 years old. Elizabeth is head of the United Kingdom and 14 other countries, including Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Now Prince Charles will automatically inherit her throne. He will be crowned King Charles III, and Camilla will be Queen Consort.
According to the Daily Mail, “When Charles becomes king, Camilla will put the Queen Mother’s priceless platinum and diamond crown on her head. It was for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.”
The crown has 2,800 diamonds and features the famous 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond. It is one of the world’s largest and most controversial jewellery pieces. Queen Elizabeth wore the crown at the coronation of her husband George VI in 1937.
This Indian-origin diamond fell into British hands in the mid-19th century. Kohinoor is thought to have been mined from the former Kollur mine in Andhra Pradesh during the Kakatiya dynasty. This is a stone on the Mughal Peacock Throne, plundered from Delhi by Nadershah. The diamonds then changed hands between factions, eventually going to the British.
The Kohinoor diamond is said to bring bad luck to men because it has been passed from one man to another in many bloodsheds, so since it entered the hands of the British, it has only been worn by women.
India has asked for the diamond to be returned in the past, but Britain has refused because it belongs to the United Kingdom. The governments of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan also claim Kohinoor diamonds.