The IMPERIAL CROWN OF INDIA and the DELHI DURBAR

[@christopherwiles9097]

Fascinating the King must have been sweating buckets in all those robes .

[@EduardoOliveira-ep7ok]

In fact, no. In December the Delhi climate is pretty mild, even cold.

[@mags102755]

Allan this was certainly worth waiting for. Thank you.

[@terrygibbs1147]

An excellent video. The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was truly the high point of the British Empire.

[@Patrick3183]

I think the high point was Victoria’s diamond jubilee

[@hiyahandsome]

It's my favorite crown, too, elegant and luxurious. I suppose it will remain unworn, although it I were King, I would wear it every day at home.

[@riheg]

I suppose a copy could be made, yes, it is very lovely indeed

[@Holly_Berry1225]

Yes, I much prefer it to the current Imperial State Crown, but I understand the meaning of the ISC and the history of the stones and why they use such grand stones. I much prefer these stones and design though. I also prefer the St. Edward's over the ISC.

[@Revolution1975]

Doubtful. Way too heavy.

[@MsCharlie2007]

"Princess Mary had won the emeralds in a state raffle... as you do." 😂

[@allanbarton]

😂

[@rhiannonpoole6019]

Thank you so much for another mouth-watering regalia video. I really enjoyed the context with which you began, your simple lucid style is easy to follow and understand. It's hard to believe that all this magnificence was so to speak invented - and not always very comfortable to think of our role in that part of the world. As to King George feeling tired and headachey, what about the poor Queen in those tight stays, just look at her waistline! She was a tough woman.

[@christinesuccop1812]

Thanks so much this was awesome. I especially like the story of Queen Mary getting the family jewels back. 😀👑💎

[@traditionallifeofkolhapur8061]

Being from India myself and coming from a lineage of India aristocracy, my great great grandfather had a 1911 Delhi durbar medal and 1885 Burma war medal. We still have it.. Very recently I verified with my grandmother that he also received a diamond and ruby ring as a gift from the viceroy of India.

[@glennfox2704]

Thank you for this message, it enabled me to widen my views on this chapter 😊 Best regards from Belgium/Germany 😊

[@traditionallifeofkolhapur8061]

@glennfox2704 ur welcome!!

[@rosenjohn7026]

Brig Jodha of the Rajput Rifles ??

[@traditionallifeofkolhapur8061]

@@rosenjohn7026 nope Karvirkar risaldar

[@sidoptom]

It means your great grand father was a British slave.

[@PaulFellows3430]

A truly fascinating insight into a vanished world. Thanks Allan.

[@Marian-pb7fd]

I am always left in ah by your videos. I enjoy all the detail you give in everyone of them. I may have wished for more, but have never felt they weren't the wait. Thank you once again for another amazing video.

[@Floortile]

Thank you SO much! The video I have been hoping for, knowing how superbly you would handle the subject

[@stevejones2052]

Brilliant as always

[@robb2biago]

Thanks Alan. Brilliant video and research as always. I knew a lot about Queen Mary’s crown, but next to nothing about King Georges. And I wasn’t really sure where Durbar was located. And the fabric is in Buckingham Palace. And the Delhi Durbar tiara, with the Cullinan diamonds, including a version with Cullinan V is my favorite.

[@stepps511]

Thank you, Allan. What fascinating history. As Americans there is nothing with which to compare. I am in your debt for all your most interesting videos.

[@michaelfisher7170]

Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre. Recessional, Kipling 1897.

[@DeMontaigne86]

Poignant. To reign so high, but to fall so quickly... Curzon's estate in Derby became part of the NT in 1977, only 66 years after the 1911 Durbar.

[@mariagordanier3404]

I thoroughly enjoy all of your exquisite videos and thank you very much. ❤

[@piplebref4607]

Very interesting as always. I didn’t know Lutyens had a hand in it. There was a supreme elegance to the viceregal court; the parasols, the lancers, jewelled turbans etc. Far more picturesque than back home in London.

[@annettewillis2797]

Such a comprehensive overview Allan! It is amazing that the King and Queen didn't faint on the stage. I guess no state raffles emeralds these days either.....

[@ceh5526]

We hope for better days, but in the meantime, thank you Dr B

[@n990]

Alan, you have come so far in the quality and delivery of your productions… you’ve pulled ahead of the V&A I kid you not.

[@a24-45]

I agree 100%; although it doesn't take much to outshine the V&A's youtube presentations, which are sadly amateurish in both media flair and academic depth .

[@sudeshnamukherjee8800]

Did anyone notice the length of the video its 19:47 = 1947 (India Independence Day)

[@rodneyfrost1674]

Thank you for again filling in the gaping gaps i my knowledge and memory.

[@paws_therapy]

Excellent video, correct to the knowledge we get here in India 😅. It's amazing how far we came since that period. Keep doing good work !!.

[@juliancoulden1753]

Fascinating! Thank you!

[@lianefehrle9921]

I do wish I could go to England to see this crown. I have had two layovers at the airport but not long enough time to go out of the airport to site see.

[@elasmotherium12]

Fantastic video! I’ve been waiting for it. One correction though: the Delhi Durbar Tiara, worn by Queen Mary in 1911, has only been worn publicly by Queen Camilla once, at the state banquet honouring the state visit of the King and Queen of Norway in 2005, making it the first tiara Camilla had worn as a member of the royal family. She isn’t known to have worn it since, preferring the late Queen Mother’s Greville Honeycomb Tiara, which has become her default tiara (though she has diversified since becoming Queen Consort). The Queen Mother had also worn the Delhi Durbar Tiara on occasion, as it was loaned to her by Queen Mary. King George V referred to it as “May’s best tiara”, quite sweet, but I don’t think Mary shared the sentiment, as she rarely wore it after the Durbar.

[@OkieJammer2736]

⚘ Love this. Thank you.

[@rickrikardsson7444]

The Imperial Crown of India is a lovely piece. I still lament how four of the arches in Queen Mary’s Crown were removed for the most recent Coronation.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

Yeah, a terrible choice, in my opinion.

[@Hopefully.2024]

The crown was designed with detachable arches, allowing it to be worn as an open circlet. Queen Mary herself had them removed after King George V passed and wore it that way to George VI's coronation. They were then reattached after her passing, and then of course removed again at Charles's.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@Hopefully.2024 Queen Mary wore her own Crown minus the Kohinoor, which was made for her Coronation back in 1911, to her son's coronation, and a new crown was made for her daughter-in-law with the Kohinoor, Queen Elizabeth. Queen Mary wore the same crown Camilla wore to her Coronation but, as you said, without the arches and the cap and monde on top.

[@Hopefully.2024]

@@Holly_Berry1225 I thought that was what I said? Queen Mary removed the arches from her consort crown and wore it to her son's coronation. Queen Alexandria's consort crown also contained the Kohinoor until it was put into Queen Mary's along with two of the Cullinan diamonds. I think that's one of the major reasons people at first thought Camilla would have a brand new consort crown made because all the other ones did, but it is a bit ridiculous after a certain point of time.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@Hopefully.2024 I thought you were talking about the crown in this video. Sorry. I believe Queen Adelaide had one made too, Caroline didn't have a coronation as she was barred from it, and Queen Charlotte I am not sure about. I know Mary of Modena had one made as well, though that's quite far back, so it is traditional for Queens Consort to have a new crown made.

[@BenJamin-tx7ol]

Excellent historical video, you just 'told it as it was' unlike other so called historians, with no 21st century disparaging comments. Those durbars must have been spectacular, and Lutyens buildings were still standing proud when I was in Delhi. One small point though, Camilla is not a Queen, she is a Queen Consort, not real royalty ! Thank you for an excellent video, I look forward to some more.

[@allanbarton]

Like Alexandra of Denmark, Mary of Teck, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Camilla is Queen Consort. By long convention, just like all of those Queen Consorts before her, she is referred to as Her Majesty The Queen, or The Queen.

[@BenJamin-tx7ol]

@allanbarton Thanks,didn't know that, by the same token why was Prince Philip not King Philip ? I once had a difficult discussion with my Thai girlfriend when she asked. "You have King in England" "No, we have a Queen" "Oh, Queen not married" "Yes, Queen married" "Then you have a King" I had great difficulty trying to explain that the Queens husband was a Prince, she could not understand how the Queen could be married to someone who was not a King, mainly because I didn't really know myself, interesting conversation, I'm sure she put it down to 'crazy Farangs' (Westerners).

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@BenJamin-tx7ol People who are not "real royalty" don't have Majesty in front of their name and are not referred to as Queen. She is Queen of the UK and her husbands other Realms and Territories as his wife. Yes, she is not of Royal blood nor a monarch, but she is indeed The Queen, make no mistake!

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

As an Englishman born on Indian soil, but whose heart and soul belong firmly to the spirit of Britain, I hold my heritage with the utmost pride. My loyalty to the United Kingdom is unwavering, for Britain, through centuries, forged an empire built on resilience, intellect, and a commitment to bringing progress across the globe. I am as English as they come, a devoted subject of His Majesty King Charles III, and I carry with me the traditions and values that countless generations have upheld. Britain’s legacy, stretching from Africa to Asia and across the Americas, is woven deeply into the fabric of the world. This legacy is not simply historical-it is alive, a testament to the endurance and vision of our great nation. Yet, in saying this, I must also give a heartfelt shoutout to the United States of America, once a colony of ours but now a nation I respect and admire deeply. Living in America has shown me that the spirit of independence and courage Britain instilled centuries ago lives on in her former colony. America, like Britain, stands as a beacon of freedom, opportunity, and strength. The shared history, language, and values between our two nations bind us in a unique brotherhood. I am proud to live in a country that has become, in many ways, a reflection of the ideals Britain once sowed-adapted, redefined, but still honoring its roots. For me, loyalty to Britain does not diminish my admiration for the United States. In fact, it deepens it, for I see the remarkable journey of the British Empire and the spirit of freedom it inspired across the Atlantic. I am an Englishman who would defend British culture, history, and values with every fiber of my being, but I also love America as one of my own. The United States, in all her strength, represents a powerful legacy born from British ideals-a legacy I respect and celebrate. Both nations have contributed profoundly to the world, each in their own way, and I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have roots in one and a life in the other. So here’s to Britain, my beloved homeland, and to the United States, the land I now call home. Long live the United Kingdom, may Britannia’s spirit forever reign, and may the United States continue to flourish as a land of freedom and opportunity. My love for both nations runs deep, and I stand proudly as a representative of both worlds, bound by history, loyalty, and an enduring sense of purpose. From across the pond, my heart belongs to both Britain and America, each a shining beacon in their own right.

[@angelapuricelli-fenlon1190]

Thank you it is a great honour to read your comments and the history that binds our two nations. It is however, a great worry to Britain as a nation we stand on the precipice in our glorious history. In July after a general election this year a Labour government was voted into power. We now have a dictator as a prime minister and the very essence of our free speech has been eroded away. We have been given a fate a comply by our Prime Minister that if we don’t like the government policies, the door is open to leave. We have found ourselves high jacked by this PM, if you are of Islamic and an immigrant illegal or otherwise, you will take president over white indigenous Britons. The people born and bred of this great nation are being subjected and locked up for being patriotic. Islam is gradually chocking the very fibre of this nation. Elon Musk has stated there will be civil war, there will definitely be civil unrest. We now need the great nation of America to help us reclaim our rights. God Save our King. 👑

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

@ I completely agree with the viewpoints expressed in this comment and feel they resonate deeply with my own observations. Living in the United States, I have noticed significant cultural shifts in the country. While it has long upheld conservative values, there seems to be a growing divide and a lack of willingness to engage in meaningful discourse. As a libertarian, I value both individual liberty and tradition, yet it is disheartening to see these principles often dismissed by those unwilling to listen. Turning to Britain, I share the concern over the state of our nation. The decision to leave the European Union has brought considerable challenges, from economic struggles to the loss of freedom to travel and work seamlessly across the continent. The leadership we’ve seen since has done little to address these issues. I was unimpressed with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and I remain equally unconvinced by the current leader, Keir Starmer, whose vision for the country seems uninspiring. As a visually impaired person, I also feel deeply saddened by the state of support for blind individuals in the UK. I actively follow the National Federation of the Blind of the UK and other NFB branches, and I see how much more needs to be done to ensure equality and accessibility for the blind community. It pains me to see the diminished state of England, a nation I am proud to call my own. Yet I remain hopeful that both the United States and the United Kingdom can rise above these challenges. I pray for a future where our nations regain their glory, rooted in freedom, opportunity, and respect for all. If there is any way I can contribute as an American with strong ties to my English heritage, I would gladly do so.

[@NadulaLankesh]

thank you very much for your information I was stunned by your details and impressed by your marquis presentation skills thanks again and again please keep up the good work

[@BMW7series251]

Thank you so much for this most interesting video. John.

[@philodendron6]

A voice made for radio. Another fascinating video.

[@hadasabriciu3462]

"The British rulled their teritory much in the same way the Romans rulled" yeah no. I don't remember reading about the Romans cutting the thumbs of weavers so they can't weave anymore, and I don't remember reading about the Romans intentionally creating famine in their teritories. And mark you, I am born and raised in one of those formerly Roman provinces. That's not to say the Romans were not brutal - they just weren't that sadistic. And they hadn't had the benefits of the Enlightenment. Other than that, excellent material as always :) thank you for sharing this knowledge with us.

[@j.louisv.123]

Very well-done video. Thank you.

[@chriscarr4984]

Totally fascinating

[@generalcomments1239]

These videos are excellent!!! ❤

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much, glad you’re enjoying my channel!

[@christopherwiles9097]

Calendar is lovely by the way .

[@notnek202]

I wish the RF would use this crown it’s my favorite.

[@royalwindsors53]

They can't anymore

[@rachellechristelle7271]

​@@royalwindsors53for a new purpose maybe like the commonwealth crown an rename it

[@imperiumbrasiliae]

@@rachellechristelle7271 would make more sense as the crown of Canada, lilies for the french, crosses for the anglos

[@rachellechristelle7271]

@@imperiumbrasiliae exactly

[@Vonononie]

@@rachellechristelle7271that could open up issue when the next head of commonwealth is named. It’s not a hereditary title and not automatically given to the British monarch. QE2 fought hard for Charles to be given the title as there was a lot of push back from other countries. The commonwealth is meant to be a partnership of countries so always giving it to the UK isn’t appropriate. I think this is why Prince William is building his Earthshot organisation as he’s aware he won’t get the position. If the crown is tied to the title of head of commonwealth it could be lost from the UK

[@jilltagmorris]

Many thanks ❤❤❤

[@StevePetrica]

Indian restaurants are not infrequently called "Delhi Darbar" here in the US! I never knew the meaning. Thanks!

[@Anshulhe]

Darbar is a very common word across India, like a place for meeting. Most of those restaurants don't even know about Delhi durbar coronation.lol

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@Anshulhe Even more info! Thanks!

[@adhirbose9910]

It means " the royal court " or meeting place in Farsi ( Persian), and is used very often for the latter purpose.

[@SouravBanik90]

1905 - Bengal Divided, huge amount of Indians Killed 1945 - 10Million Bengalis killed by Churchill 1947 - 14Million Indians Killed/Injured/R*ped/Lost No matter the Blitz of the Empire, we should also acknowledge the lives lost.

[@AbhishekKumar-wx1rq]

I don't think your comment will get much attention here given the inherently racist and imperialist minds of present day Europeans and Americans and for these people ideals of freedom, expression, democracy, humanitarianism are only something to preach to the world without necessarily having to follow themselves

[@Sappy_Da]

As I commented earlier, the general lack of disgust and outrage in the comments is fascinating and telling of present day British public opinion. Indians may now own the East India Company, the British pseudo National dish and a bigger share of world GDP, but in the minds of most Britons, this is still the "spirit of Britain".

[@AbhishekKumar-wx1rq]

@@Sappy_Da can't agree with you more. I live in the UK and I experience all this first hand. Their disgust and toxicity towards South Asians specifically.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@AbhishekKumar-wx1rq You live in the UK? So if it's so bad, why don't you return to a place that is better? You can't make this kind of humor up. You really can't! It's so bad that you decide to remain in the kingdom and cry about its history and the people within it! IF the UK was really that bad, you would have returned to your place of ethnicity, but you don't because it is a much better country to live in where you enjoy the same constitutional rights as everyone else as a Brit and yet you want to complain about it and its history? No one is holding you prisoner. By remaining there you contradict what you are saying. Renounce your British status then and migrate like the droves of people who migrate to Britain because, as you say, it's so "racist".

[@bogarte7185]

About 15 years ago I met an old lady who told me that her father had organised the horses for the Durbar. However he never got tickets to attend. 'My mother never forgave him'

[@GeorgeKnighton]

You commented that 1910 was the height of what we called the British Empire. The greatest territorial extent was not reached until 1921. It wasn't after the Great War that German African territories were added, together with Ottoman territories.

[@anuragpatil4073]

British Empire in Asia was on its heights. Also, Indian national was almost suppressed.

[@bevleeming6703]

Very interesting, I didn't know that they did that in India.

[@kidmohair8151]

were there air quotations around the "personal collection" of Queen Mary?

[@Arielsfork]

No, she used her personal money to fund it, it was hers

[@Holly_Berry1225]

No. She acquired her collection in different ways. In this case, she bought the emeralds. IF you do the research you will find out how she acquired her pieces, at least some of them, the most elaborate and well-known ones.

[@Hopefully.2024]

I love the fact that when the Cambridge Emeralds, which were won at a charity raffle by her grandmother Princess Augusta, ended up in the hands of her brother's mistress, Mary promptly intervened and retrieved them.

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

When Edward VII’s brother attended the Durbar in his place it must have created a difficult issue of precedence since the Viceroy as the King’s representative in India was senior to the King’s brother who would have needed to bow to him. Or was some way found to avoid this?

[@Holly_Berry1225]

Viceroys are the King's representatives. They are not Kings themselves, so I don't know where the bowing is coming from. The Viceroy would bow to Prince Arthur who was a Royal Prince, not the other way around. I don't know if Indian officials and others were made to bow to viceroys, but they are not royal unless it is a member of the royal family which actually Prince Arthur was the Canadian Governor General at one time. But viceroys, today governors general, are not kings or monarchs themselves, but representatives of the actual monarch, in this case, The Emperor of India.

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

@ The Viceroy is the representation of the Monarch so long as he is in India and as such would be bowed/curtsied to. His position is different from that of a Governor-General.

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

@ With respect, Viceroys and Governors-General were not identical, and comparing Edwardian era etiquette to that applicable in respect of a 21 Century Governor-General is futile. The Viceroy, as the title suggests, occupied the position of the King in India. I have found a document which was a contemporaneous guide to etiquette in India. As you will see, it indicates that one bows to the Viceroy, and does not turn one’s back on him. Thus, “”Upon your name being announced, you should take step forward, and facing round to the Viceroy at a respectful distance, make an inclination of the body, accompanied, if you are in Indian costume, by a salaam. You will then retire by an exit on the opposite side of the room to that by which you entered. As you leave the immediate presence of the Viceroy, avoid directly' turning your back” Also, “Unless you have Private Entre; in which case you will enter Government House by another door, and make your bow to the Viceroy before the admission of the general public.”

[@AbhishekKumar-wx1rq]

Just interested in knowing if you still believe India would be better under British sovereignty?

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@michaelwoodbodley8099 The Governors General used to be called Viceroys [update: incorrect]. Where did you get that information from that viceroys take on the actual embodiment of the monarch as opposed to his representatives that would compel a British Prince to bow to him as if the viceroy were his king? If what you are saying is correct, what is the source of your information?

[@ianport2185]

Whilst in Delhi almost exactly 30 years ago I took a look at Coronation Park. It was a bit scruffy and as a 🇬🇧 I felt very mixed emotions & I use the word 'mixed' deliberately.

[@anuragpatil4073]

That means you visited Delhi in 1993

[@ShortsTV-p1p]

Every British Queens and kings have visited India since the time of Victoria.

[@jamieryman]

Very interesting 😊

[@thecomment9489]

That just one company called English East I fia company conquered pretty much all of India is mind boggling. 😳

[@educanassa100]

Amazing vídeo

[@MonicaChatterjee]

What about basant biswas and the bomb he hurled?

[@Mkalikapisa-ui7by]

No doubt huge pressure (+l to £10,000) was applied by Mary to get those emeralds. She was an incorrigable collector

[@martynnotman3467]

Her handbag must have been full of nicknacks, objets de art, random ashtrays and anything else she fancied

[@Mkalikapisa-ui7by]

@@martynnotman3467 she was ruthless in pursuit of items, antique dealers in Windsor cleared-off before she did a walkabout

[@deaf_Pokémon]

Such a shame it wasn't reused as the Crown of the Realms to be used for State Opening of Parliament by the British Monarch in their overseas realms.

[@rohma220]

1:20 ""Mutually beneficial trade"" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jardon8636]

bravo,, victoria eldest daughter,.. Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide... became German Empress Consort, as the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. in 1888 for a few months and later dowager empress until 1901, so there was 2 empress in the same family...

[@frippp66]

they were lucky not to get heat stroke

[@anthonybatoski5244]

I can't imagine 😂 the mad ness a man can hold to literally have power to stand in delhi dubar and with this crown which make you high juat in mini seconds on his head 😂 what madness he has in head

[@dragonflyme56me37]

Benefits of the mutual trade? You forgot that little britain forbid India to manufacture frabics and imposed to buy all fabrics and manufactured goods to little britain and in the way you did a genocide killing millions , estimated in more than 100 millions in less than 100 years

[@allanbarton]

I haven't committed genocide, as far as I'm aware. My ancestors were those working like slaves and barely scraping by working in the cotton mills of Yorkshire.

[@ReddyAlwaysReady]

@@allanbartonnot you yourself or your ancestors you clever little bastard, but the country that you are proud to be be a part of.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

@@ReddyAlwaysReady Britain also saved many widows from being burned alive with their dead husbands in the Indian practice known as Sati. You carry on about what a former colonizer did to Indians. What about what Indians did to Indians. Slavery still happens there and was happening there before any Brit stepped foot on that land. Indians sold other Indians into indentured labour. Yes, there were Indians who benefitted from the trade. That's how the world has always worked. The wealthy ruled and benefitted and the poor were exploited, even by their own. The caste system in India is also a representation of that. And yet people are also proud to be Indian, are they not? Quit the guilt trip unless you are going to apply it to your own nation and to the nation which you are speaking of as well.

[@ReddyAlwaysReady]

@ Slavery was brought into India by the Muslims, look it up. No slavery until then, the untouchables are not slaves in Indian society as nobody owns them, they are restricted socially but aren’t property. Hinduism doesn’t condone slavery.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

​@@ReddyAlwaysReady It does not matter who brought what. The British did not bring it. Guess what? Chattel slavery is not the only type of slavery. Making people work for almost nothing or just food instead of a decent and fair wage is SLAVERY! And it is legal in India. It is practiced both by Indians in their homes where they have servants whom they pay almost nothing or just food, families who force the women to become surrogates for foreigners for money, and it's why many of our products are produced in India because India allows slave labor (inadequate wages for work) whereas our countries do not. Nice try! Slavery existed in every country. And today India is widely known for it in many different ways. I don't know what Hinduism allows or doesn't allow. Tell you what though, if your religion stipulates that certain people because of their birth are limited to doing only the lowest jobs, that's called slavery because it compels them to do the jobs that the upper "castes" don't want to do. Religious or cult-sanctioned slavery is still slavery. Those people are trapped in that fabricated "caste". Give us a break, will you.

[@Sappy_Da]

The general lack of outrage and disgust in the comments is fascinating and telling of the British.

[@Holly_Berry1225]

The amount of jealousy from people whose origins are from formally colonized countries because of the UK's dominance in Imperialism, something that many empires and kingdoms fought for but only some achieved is telling of those from the weaker nations. This was not the only empire in the world. Go and visit videos about the others as well. This one self unravelled. Many others did not, and some still exist. Get a clue! The Empire ended a long time ago. Move on. Most of the former colonized countries remain connected to their former colonizer as voluntary members of the Commonwealth of Nations, so...........

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Is it possible or appropriate that this gorgeous crown might be used for the crowning of a future consort?

[@Holly_Berry1225]

Highly doubtful. It would bring up too much drama, and crowns are purposeful, so to use an imperial crown, though it has no imperial significance anymore, for a consort's crown would be inappropriate, at least how I see it and from my understanding.

[@johnholker4453]

Every Britisher need to see this video to understand. That they have been come from power gender to no gender 😂.

[@ncooty]

These despicable people were right all along: history forgets decent people in favor of the ones who left a trail of untold suffering to build sparkling monuments to themselves.

[@lozinozz7567]

😊

[@romo9122]

❤🇳🇱

[@abhineet1984]

British loot qas at its peak across the globe during the 1911 darbaar

[@imrank340]

Still, the British has many regretful misgivings to grant to India its independence! If we had not adopted the policy of "Grab and run," we would still be there and have contributed to the country's prosperity, as India is the richest country in the world, with three Harvests in a Year. It is the most valuable country, with peace-loving people, "A Jewll in the Crown." It is also the Most Dazzling Crown, Lost by the British, while it has no regrets about losing the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa, and many small Colonial Posts. Alas regretfull going through memory lane! Qeen Mary Nothing but free Loader!

[@faisalnadeem221]

The Burglars and The Thieves is called The British (The Bloody British) .

[@AbhishekKumar-wx1rq]

That is right and they are shamless about it. They wouldn't think twice before selling their mothers for big bounties.