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THE END OF AN ERA

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The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire

In 1947, a few months after Queen Elizabeth II's 21st birthday, Britain would lose one of its most crucial imperial possessions. The 105-carat Kohinur Diamond, which sits in one of the three royal consort crowns, is a spoil of war from India. By the mid-1970s, the British Empire was reduced to little pockets around the world when Hong Kong was transferred to China. Decolonization virtually never initiated by the British was often a bloody and deadly fight for independence.

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