The Abyssinian Expedition, Ethiopia 1868 - the Naval Brigade parade beside Goon-Goona Rock. Prince Alemayehu and his guardian went to the Isle of Wight at the request of Queen Victoria in 1868. Some of the items being stored in the U.K. are tabots, holy relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Orthodox priests parade the Tabot through the streets of Addis Ababa during the Timqat on 19 January 2006. "At the heart of this is the fact that the British Museum and the British monarchy find themselves in exactly the same situation.

Source: Ethiopian News September 20, 2023 22:10 UTC