New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called for the return of the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond from the UK to India, just hours before meeting King Charles.
The 105-carat diamond is part of the Crown Jewels but its ownership has been disputed by India, who claims that it was stolen during British rule.
"If I were to speak to the King separately from [the purpose of the event], I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond," Mamdani, who has Indian roots, said at a press conference hours before he was set to meet King Charles at a ceremony honouring victims of the 9/11 attacks.
King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are on a four-day visit to the US which began on Monday.
Mamdani later met King Charles at the ceremony but it's unclear if he brought up the diamond.
