The coronation of King Charles III will be replete with rituals. The monarch will hold a Sovereign’s Sceptre with the Cross that carries the Cullinan I diamond, which South Africa wants back. And he will wear the dazzling St Edward’s Crown but only once in his life
There was an ostentatious display of riches at King Charles’ coronation ceremony – jewels and crowns. But are they his to use? Many of the precious regalia were stolen from past British colonies. Now amid the monarch’s ‘crowning’ moment, there’s a growing call to return the riches, India’s Kohinoor and South Africa s The Great Cullinan