The Great British Loot: The jewels 'stolen' by the Royals

“I hope Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Sonam Kapoor and Sourabh Phadke have created a complicated but clever plan to retrieve the Kohinoor during the King Charles coronation,” tweeted Ramesh Srivats a day before the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla.

Minutes after the historic ceremony ended, another Twitter user wrote, “#Coronation done? Now are we getting the Kohinoor back? #justasking.”

These tweets may be in jest but they draw attention to Britain’s cruel past.

The priceless regalia and jewels displayed at the coronation ceremony have a murky, sometimes bloody history and the coronation has once again sparked the debate on whether Britain’s royal family should return these artefacts to their rightful owners.

We take a look at some of the ‘British loot’ and the growing calls for these jewels and art pieces to be returned.

Kohinoor

The Kohinoor didn’t make an appearance at the coronation – it was originally a part of Queen Mary’s Crown that Queen Camilla opted for the ceremony. Perhaps, she chose to steer clear of the diamond owing to its murky past and the growing calls for it to be returned to India.

In fact, shortly after the Queen Elizabeth II’s demise last year in September, Twitter lit up with many calling for the return of the Kohinoor— also spelled Koh-i-noor — which is part of the British crown jewels.

Journey of #Kohinoor