British Crown Never Returned

Buckingham Palace has rejected calls to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who was buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century.

          At the age of seven, Prince Alimayo was taken to Britain but his mother died on the journey.
Part of his family, Fasal Minas, told the BBC: 'We want his remains back as a family and as Ethiopians.
            At the request of Queen Victoria, the prince was financially supported by the royal family, but he died in 1879 at the age of 18 due to respiratory disease.

         In a statement to the BBC, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said exhuming his remains could affect the remains of others buried in tombs in the basement of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
            A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'It is highly unlikely that it would be possible to exhume (the prince's) remains without disturbing the remains of many other people nearby.'
The prince's descendants hoped for a positive response from the new crown prince, Charles III
        The chapel authorities were concerned about respecting the remains of Prince Alimayo, but it was also their responsibility to 'maintain the dignity of the deceased.'


In the past, the royal family has "heeded requests from Ethiopian delegations to visit the chapel."
Prince Alimayo's arrival in Britain at such a young age and then his death were the result of imperialist actions and failed dinplomacy.
In 1862, the prince's father, King Theodore II, sought an alliance with Great Britain to strengthen his empire, but received no response to his letters from Queen Victoria.
Angered by the Crown's silence and taking matters into its own hands, the king took some Europeans hostage, including British diplomats. As a result, a massive military campaign involving around 13,000 British and Indian troops was launched to rescue them.
In April 1868, he laid siege to the hill fort of Teodoros in Moqdala, northern Ethiopia, and overwhelmed the defenses within hours.
The king decided to give his life instead of becoming a prisoner of the British

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