Antiques Roadshow guest plans to give back jewellery to king after eye-watering valuation
dailyrecord.co.ukAn extraordinary piece of jewellery was featured on Antiques Roadshow and was given a valuation fit for the royalty it once belonged to.
BBC expert Marc Allum was delighted by the task he was given when he was handed some items by one guest who told him they belonged to his great-grandfather's.
There was one particular piece of jewellery which caught Marc's eye due to its significant back story, writes the Mirror, as a necklace of blue beads was amongst the haul, which were given to the guest's great grandad during the Zulu War in 1979.Great Britain fought against the Zulu people in 1879 and several thousands Zulus were killed, while their King Cetshwayo was captured.
Marc said: "We've got an amazing group of objects on the table here, and they're going to need a little bit of explanation."But first of all, I'm going to refer to this incredible string of Zulu beads.
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