Queen Elizabeth II’s demise revived the debate around Kohinoor and Indians have demanded the return of the majestic jewel. Later, following the coronation of her son Charles III, on May 6, Indians once again made yet another attempt to demand the return of the jewel.
After the historic event, Indians took to their Twitter handle and flooded it with memes, demanding back the Kohinoor diamond which the British took from the country during the pre-Independence period.
Many Indians were only interested to know the answer to a single question, ‘Can we now have the Kohinoor diamond back?’ To everyone’s surprise, the Kohinoor diamond was left out of the coronation ceremony of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla due to its “controversial past”. ALSO READ | ‘Kohinoor Vapis Karo’ Trends On Twitter As Royal Family Decides To Swap The Diamond In Crown! Indians Demand Their ‘STOLEN’ Treasure Back-READ BELOW
* Rishi Sunak after seeing the Kohinoor in the crown of King Charles 🙂 pic.twitter.com/K5P3rsOrgt
— Rich इमोजी igl 🇮🇳🤯 (@Eng_emoji) May 6, 2023
Now that all the #CoronationDay drama is over… can we have the #Kohinoor back!? 🤔
— मङ्गलम् (@veejaysai) May 6, 2023
How long will they live with stolen stuff?! pic.twitter.com/25DypOdhvO
— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) May 5, 2023
When the Kohinoor Infinity Stone activates during the coronation. (Not my own work!) pic.twitter.com/vwUroRH6Hm
— @_thunderspank (@_thunderspank) May 5, 2023
distracting them while Hrithik takes back the kohinoor let’s go https://t.co/pkRehzcLtS
— NOT bt21 retirement era (@ddaenggirl__) April 30, 2023
She's going to steal the Kohinoor. pic.twitter.com/bguUylJ2AQ
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 ᴊᴀɢɢᴇʀʏ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ (@kreitcher) May 1, 2023
Amid all the debate, check out some of the best on the coronation ceremony by Desies on Twitter:
The Kohinoor diamond has always been a controversial topic in India-UK relations in the past. As per the reports, Queen Elizabeth wore the massive, priceless stone on her crown for decades, brushing Indians the wrong way since it was allegedly looted by the British in the 1800s.
The British claim that the diamond was gifted to them by an Indian emperor, while many believe that it was forcefully taken. The diamond is currently embedded on Queen Elizabeth’s crown and it’s now displayed in the Jewel House of the Tower of London.
The Kohinoor diamond is considered one of the biggest and most expensive diamonds in the world, with its origins dating back to India. While it was a part of Queen Elizabeth’s crown, Queen Consort Camilla refused to wear the diamond due to its history.
The UK Royal Family authorities issued an official statement stating that Camilla will not be wearing the Kohinoor diamond because of its history and controversial past, and how it may hamper the relations between India and the UK.
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