King Charles' scepter, which he held at his coronation on May 6, 2023, contains a piece of a controversial diamond known as the Great Star of Africa.

Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal scepter that King Charles III will hold at his ...

South Africans are calling for the return of the massive 530-carat diamond, known as the Cullinan I, found in King Charles's coronation Scepter.

Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

The World’s Largest Clear-Cut Diamond Is Mounted on the Queen’s Scepter. Now South Africa Wants It Back. Many South Africans believe the Great Star of Africa was stolen by Britain.

The platinum and diamond crown made for Queen Elizabeth II’s mother has also been called out. The crown features the 105.6-carat Kohinoor diamond, one of the largest-cut diamonds in the world.

The Royal Sceptre (Photo by Francis G. Mayer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) ... On Jan. 26, 1905, a 3,106-carat diamond was discovered in the Premier Mine in the Transvaal province of South Africa.

Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal scepter that King Charles III will hold at his ...

Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.