Queen Camilla Avoided a Major Diamond Controversy

Queen Camilla's coronation crown has been revealed and it won't feature the Koh-i-Nûr diamond.

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Queen Mary's 2,200-diamond crown will be worn on May 6 alongside King Charles III.

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She wore her Kiki McDonough "Apollo" mini blue topaz and diamond pendant worth £2,300.

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The East India Company took the diamond from the last Sikh monarch in 1849.

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The diamond has remained in the royal vault despite pleas for its restitution to India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

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Queen Camilla's crown is currently undergoing work to set the Cullinan III, IV, and V diamonds.

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The Cullinan Diamond was found in South Africa in 1905 and was cut into nine pieces.

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Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022 used the Imperial State Crown, Sovereign's Sceptre, and Orb.

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