Young Ethiopian Prince's earthly body remains at Windsor Castle

When King Charles III was crowned earlier this month - and certainly before that when Queen Elizabeth II has passed away - we heard a lot about the bad that happened from the days of the British Empire. Ethiopia was looted after a conflict against the Emperor Tewodros after a failure in diplomacy.

Of course I will add that Tewodros did take a British consul hostage after this communiques with Queen Victoria were left ignored which prompted a response from Britain back during the 1860s. Brought back to Britain was an Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu who unfortunately had no other family with him as the Queen of that time took an interest in him and helped to support him. A royal supporting a royal.

His mother Empress Tiruwork Wube had been taken to Britain also, however, she had passed away during that journey. Sadly the Prince himself died there in 1879 aged 18 after over a decade in exile from Ethiopia. 

While that African nation is no longer a monarchy today, the last Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by a communist regime in 1973, the Ethiopian republic wants Alemayehu's remains returned to his native land. Sadly authorities in Britain has so far refused citing that removing his remains would disturb other's earthly remains.

Prince Alemayehu is buried at Windsor Castle according to The Guardian he's buried with nine others at  St. George's Chapel.