Buckingham Palace, which was taken out of the country in the 19th century and St. George refuses to return to Ethiopia the remains of a representative of the Ethiopian monarchy buried in the Chapel. It has been reported Guard.
We are talking about Prince Alemayehu, who is considered a direct descendant of the biblical King Solomon: as a child, he was taken from Ethiopia to England after British soldiers seized his father’s house, had an unhappy childhood in a foreign land and died. At the age of 18 and at the request of Queen Victoria, St. He was buried in St. George’s Chapel.
Buckingham Palace told the BBC that moving the remains would damage other tombs in the catacombs of St George’s Chapel.
“It is unlikely that the remains will be exhumed without disturbing the resting places of many others in the neighbourhood,” said a representative from the British royal court.
He added that George’s Chapel takes care to preserve the memory of Prince Alemayehu, but “has responsibilities to preserve the dignity of the deceased.”
The campaign to return the prince’s remains, which arose in Ethiopia in 2006, was launched by Queen Elizabeth II. He wrote a letter to Elizabeth with a corresponding request. However, the request was denied.
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