LONDON: Buckingham Palace on Tuesday said it has declined a request from the family of a 19th century Ethiopian prince to repatriate his remains. He spent the next decade in Britain, and was looked upon kindly by Queen Victoria, who arranged for his education before his death aged 18 in 1879 from pneumonia. At the reported request of Queen Victoria, he was entombed in the catacombs of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the royal residence west of London. 'Not right'Ethiopian leaders have previously asked the British royal family for his remains to be returned to his homeland, and his family told the BBC recently that they too had requested the repatriation. “The Dean and Canons of Windsor are very sensitive to the need to honour the memory of Prince Alemayehu,” it said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 23, 2023 14:45 UTC