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Camilla swaps the Kohinoor diamond for another controversial stone on her coronation crown

After much speculation, Camilla, the queen consort, won’t wear the controversial Kohinoor diamond that critics say was plundered under British rule — but some see the decision as an empty gesture.

The royal family announced this week that Queen Mary’s crown, which held a replica of the Kohinoor diamond, would be reset without the stone ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.

The crown will instead include the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The stones, mined from South Africa, were part of her personal jewelry collection as brooches, but they are

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Rare ‘Diamond-Eyed Cat’ in Viral Video Raises Questions

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A rare “Diamond-eyed cat” has gone viral on TikTok, seen with one eye that reflects the light, looking gold or blue. The light orange tabby appeared climbing on a tree in Thailand, and you can see, one of his eyes caught the light and sparkling while the other was normal. Comments suggest this is an extremely rare lucky cat, but what’s really happening?

The viral TikTok even captured the attention of Yahoo News, which reported the cat was “a rare Thai Khao Manee cat,” which prompted some people to pick lottery numbers.

Diamond-eyed paint, Thailand from TikTok

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Diamonds are a girls and boys best friend and they aren’t always natural

VENTURA, Calif. -Things have changed since Marilyn Monroe sang about diamonds being a girl’s best friend.

Santa Barbara and destination wedding planner Percy Sales said they are also a boy’s best friend.

These days some Valentines and engagement ring shoppers have natural and lab grown diamonds to choose from.

Jewelry Couture sells both.

“I had a customer who picked up his ring this morning a five-carat lab grown diamond in a ring,” said Jewelry Couture owner Shahar Sehati.

While some jewelers are reluctant to sell them, others are meeting the growing demand.

“The demand became more and more and people

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