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Will Queen Camilla Wear the Queen Mother's Controversial Crown at King Charles' Coronation? Queen Camilla will be also crowned during the service when King Charles is coronated, Buckingham Palace confirmed earlier this week. It has been suggested that Camilla, 75, may wear a crown made for Charles' grandmother Queen Elizabeth (later known as the Queen Mother to avoid confusion when her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, became monarch) for King George VI's 1937 coronation. However, it contains one of the most famous — and most controversial — diamonds in the Crown Jewels. The Koh-i-Nûr diamond is the centerpiece of the Queen Mother's famous crown, but it is also at the center of an international row as demands grow in India for it to be returned. It was initially acquired by the then-East India Company and brought to Britain, where it ended up as part of Queen Victoria's collection. It is also subject to ownership claims in Pakistan and Afghanistan. As the gem is completely removable (as is the velvet cap usually worn for the coronation service), it is an option that King Charles and Queen Camilla might choose to remove the controversial gem completely or opt for a different crown completely. Buckingham Palace has declined to comment, but PEOPLE understands that no decision has been made.