'Would encourage him to return...': NYC Mayor Mamdani to raise Koh-i-Noor issue with King Charles

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday (April 29) he would encourage King Charles III to return the Koh‑i‑Noor diamond if they were to speak privately during the monarch’s visit to the city. India has repeatedly demanded that Britain return the 105-carat diamond, which was presented to Queen Victoria in 1850. The diamond, a focus of long‑running disputes over colonial-era artifacts, is set into a British royal crown and is on display at the Tower of London.