The descendants of an Ethiopian prince, Alemayehu, who was removed to Britain and died there aged 18, have renewed their request that his remains be returned home. For a service template, how about something like the memorial ceremony in 2013, when the Serbian royal family was allowed – Queen Elizabeth having authorised the exhumation – to repatriate Queen Maria of Yugoslavia from Frogmore? It would certainly accord with an earlier royal excuse for inaction that “identifying the remains of young Prince Alemayehu would not be possible”. Following a bloody rescue operation, British troopsWhy does the palace still assert proprietorship of a child victim of conquest? So why, while it has learned to contextualise the Koh-i-noor, does the palace still assert proprietorship of a child victim of conquest?

Source: Ethiopian News May 28, 2023 08:35 UTC