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I agree about the historical links - I have never googled so many 'who are the men in the civil war costumes/funny hat/big sword/long bows' questions before.
Rose, that image of the queue is amazing.
Inanna, wondering if you've seen this video: The casual way the Queen handled the crown raised a lot of eyebrows! (This is St. Edward's crown, not the Imperial State crown, which has the Kohinoor diamond, and is the one the Queen wore for the opening of parliament and other state occasions.)Inanna wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:37 am India wants its kohinoor back from the Queen.
My friend has a work trip planned for this week in London. There were murmurs from the HR in the London office on shifting her dates. I was like “Are you crazy? You must go now!” She’s on the flight to London right now!![]()
Lots of places want their stuff back from the UK.Inanna wrote:India wants its kohinoor back from the Queen.
I think the Koh I Noor was taken from a feudal ruler, long before the republic of India existed.