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Camilla to get Queen Elizabeth II’s famous Kohinoor crown

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-ruling monarch at the age of 96 on Thursday, Prince Charles is next in line for the throne. His wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, would become Queen Consort and receive the Queen Mother’s famous Kohinoor crown.

UK-based Daily Mail said in an exclusive report that the priceless platinum and diamond crown will be placed on Camilla’s head when Prince Charles becomes King.

The Kohinoor diamond is currently set in a platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth (later known as the Queen Mother) for the 1937 coronation of King George VI. It is kept on display in the Tower of London, reports NDTV.

The Kohinoor (also spelled Koh-i-Noor) is a 105.6 carat diamond steeped in history. The diamond was found in India in the 14th century and changed many hands over the course of centuries. In 1849, after the British annexation of Punjab, the diamond was ceded to Queen Victoria.

It has been part of the British Crown Jewels since then – but continues to be the subject of a historic ownership dispute among at least four countries, including India.

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