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		mr_toad on Sept 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t ... He had eight children (in exile in England), but none of them had heirs.

xuki on Sept 16, 2022 [–]

So we do it British style, go up the family tree and find the nearest cousin or whatever.

throwawaylinux on Sept 16, 2022 | [–]

You die without an heir, your property reverts to the state. Looks like the diamond is already with its true owner.

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