US EditionMamdani says he’d ask King Charles to return Kohinoor diamond to India
The mayor said the 105.6-carat gem was taken from India in 1849 and remains in the British Crown Jewels.
- On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the National 9/11 Memorial in New York City, where they met Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a wreath-laying ceremony honoring nearly 3,000 victims.
- Hours before the ceremony, Mamdani told reporters, "I'd probably encourage him to return the Kohinoor diamond," citing the gem's controversial colonial history and the ongoing restitution debate.
- Official reports confirmed the encounter remained brief and public, with the King and mayor exchanging pleasantries during the wreath-laying rather than holding a private meeting.
- Keeping the restitution debate in view, the public interaction averted immediate diplomatic confrontation while potentially shaping political discourse on the British Crown Jewels' colonial legacy.
- Seized in 1849 after the annexation of Punjab, the 105.6-carat diamond remains contested, with India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan all maintaining ownership claims on the gem.
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NY mayor Mamdani calls on King Charles to return stolen Koh-i-Noor diamond
New York’s left-wing mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The British nabbed the gem from India in the 1840s. They have a bit of habit of that sort of thing, if you haven’t noticed… The diamond currently sits in the Queen Mother’s crown. Mamdani was asked at a press conference on 20 April what he would say to the king if they met in private. He told reporters: If I were to speak to the King separatel…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Calls On King Charles To Return Koh-i-Noor Diamond
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly stated that he would encourage King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during the British monarch’s four-day visit to the United States. The remarks were made just hours before Mamdani met King Charles at a ceremony commemorating the victims of the September 11 attacks in New York. The Koh-i-Noor, a 105-carat diamond, is currently part of the British Crown Jewels and has long been the su…
Mamdani boasts what he'd tell King Charles when they meet
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed what he’d say to King Charles should he get the chance. The two were expected to cross paths during a ceremony at the 9/11 memorial, but Mamdani had more on his mind. “You know, if I was to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond,” Mamdani told reporters, after claiming that he was primarily focused on the memorial event. The 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor …
The triumphal state visa of the monarch is interrupted by demands to return the Kohinoor diamond to India.
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