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I could have sworn the largest jewel in the crown was called The Star Of India but when I googled it turned out to be a curry house in Leytonstone. Then I thought it must be the diamond Richard Burton bought Liz Taylor for her 40th but that was South African too, the Krupp.
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Yeh you're probably thinking of the Koh-i-Nor, classic Indian restaurant name, it is a whopper but tiny compared to the largest
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I've seen the Star of India. Its a sapphire in the Natural History museum in New York
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that was South African too, the Krupp.
That's a bit harsh. He spent a lot of money on it.
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The largest diamond in the crown jewels is from South Africa and loads of them are from Tanzania and Australia as well as India. Might as well spread the love.
It'd be cracking deal. The Cullinan (actually 10+ stones now) was only bought for £18m (inflation adjusted) at the time of purchase, if SA got it back it'd be worth a fuck load more than that now.
Edit: Just read that it would be worth about $400m if discovered today.