The heirs of the last king of Italy
said Tuesday they are suing the Italian state to get the crown
jewels back.
King Umberto II's heirs, Prince Vittorio Emanuele and Princesses
Maria Gabriella, Maria Pia and Maria Beatrice, are to sue the
premier's office, the economy ministry and the Bank of Italy to
get back the jewels, which have been stored in a Bank of Italy
vault since Italy voted to become a Republic in June 1946.
The case has been entrusted to lawyer Sergio Orlandi, who told
ANSA: "unlike the other goods, these were never confiscated and
have remained pending. Therefore, they must be returned".
The suit follows an attempt at mediation which failed on
Tuesday.
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