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South Africans demand UK returns world’s biggest diamond in Crown Jewels controversy

By France24
13 May 2023   |   7:08 am
France 24 Videos Fri, 5 May 2023 at 9:09 pm GMT+1 The famed Cullinan Diamond will adorn the Queen consort's headdress, replacing India's Ko Hi Noor diamond after claims it bought back painful memories of the colonial past. Some South Africans are enraged, demanding the Royal Family return the jewel.

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