The Ethiopian government will reportedly be demanding that King Charles return “immoral” artifacts that have been kept in Britain since the 1868 Battle of Magdala.
Per a report published by The Telegraph on Friday, Jan. 24, officials in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa will be pushing for the return of items from the Royal Collection as well as treasures kept elsewhere in the United Kingdom, such as the British Museum. The items kept by the King are sacred to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, per the outlet, which also notes that the government in the United Kingdom will be asked to support Ethiopia’s push for the items’ return next year.
The Ethiopian Heritage Authority will lead the move for the return of the items alongside the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to The Telegraph.
“It is immoral,” said the heritage authority’s director general Abebaw Ayalew Gella. “You don’t just put them somewhere. They are sacred.”
“A manuscript with illumination is always considered sacred,” Gella added, referring to the “illuminated” works. “You don’t even touch them.”
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