Prince Alemayehu, who was taken to England after his father’s citadel was looted, was buried at Windsor Castle in 19th century
Buckingham Palace has reportedly declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century.– some say “stolen” – after British soldiers looted his father’s imperial citadel after the Battle of Maqdala in 1868.
He died aged 18, after an unhappy childhood, and was buried at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the request ofFor 150 years, Ethiopians have been asking when Alemayehu will come home. The Ethiopian government has pushed repeatedly for the prince’s remains to be returned. High-profile figures, such as Lemn Sissay, the poet and author, have joined campaigns to repatriate the young prince’s remains.
“It is very unlikely that it would be possible to exhume the remains without disturbing the resting place of a substantial number of others in the vicinity,” the palace said. It added that the authorities at the chapel were sensitive to the need to honour Alemayehu’s memory but they also had “the responsibility to preserve the dignity of the departed”.
It also said in the past the royal household had “accommodated requests from Ethiopian delegations to visit” the chapel.Queen Elizabeth IIAccording to the Ethiopian embassy, the lord chamberlain replied on behalf of the Queen, saying “while Her Majesty was in favour of repatriation […] identifying the remains of young Prince Alemayehu would not be possible”. The prince’s remains had been added to a grave at St George’s Chapel with nine others.
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