India to roll out diplomatic campaign to repatriate treasures taken to England in the days of empire

Their goal is to secure the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, one of the Crown Jewels held in trust for the King. Above. King Charles with Princes William and George. Photo: Hugo Burnand/PA Media — © PA
Craig SimpsonTelegraph.co.uk
India will wage a diplomatic campaign to reclaim the Koh-i-Noor diamond and thousands of other treasures from Britain in a “reckoning” with its colonial past.
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