The 105.6-carat “Koh-i-Noor” diamond, now mounted on the queen’s crown, has been a symbol of conquest throughout its centuries of history.
FILE IMAGE - Executive Director of Jewels de Paragon Pavana Kishore shows the Koh-i-Noor diamond on display with other famous diamonds at an exhibition entitled"100 World Famous Diamonds" in Bangalore on May 19, 2002. The Koh-I-Noor diamond, wIt continued to change hands but ultimately returned to India with Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh in 1813.
Duleep, who was just 10 at the time, was "forced" by the British to sign a legal document amending the Treaty of Lahore, that required Duleep to give away the Koh-i-Noor and all claim to sovereignty, the Smithsonian Magazine states. The 105.6-carat diamond was worn in the crown of Queen Alexandra and then in the crown of Queen Mary. The diamond was last worn in the crown of the Queen Mother, wife of George VI and mother of the late Elizabeth II.FILE IMAGE - May 12, 1937 - Following the coronation of George VI, King of England, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth by the archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey. The Queen's crown was specially made for the ceremony and is mounted on platinum.
Just hours before news of the queen’s death, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V, Elizabeth's grandfather.
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