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Maxwell asks Empress to return Diamond to Display
Daylight between AYIC and Monarchy on Hulanevek Diamond
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
September 27, 5685


AYIC is reported interested that Diamond remain on Display in Eveari

Director of the Anantonese Yeudi Interest Committee, or AYIC, Mr. Jacob Maxwell has sent an official letter to Her Imperial Majesty asking her to return Hulanevek Diamond to the display at the Museum of the Empire in Eveari. "We thought that once they agreed to place the diamond on display in Eveari, this was a sign of their acknowledgement of the Diamond's cultural heritage to the Yeudi people," said Mr. Maxwell at his home in Kaliburg. "We did ask the Office of Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Jennifer I Ananto to consider returning it to the display as soon as possible, but she insists on wearing it out in public, wearing our people's cultural history as an ornament. Many of our members, and Yeudis of foreign nations, have personally expressed to me that this is a source of some small irritation, and to smooth it over, returning it to the display would go a long way."

According to Mr. Maxwell, a response from Their Imperial Majesties' personal Secretary, Lady Amber Dawson, said that the Empress understands the sensitivity, but reasserts that the diamond was merely loaned to the Museum, and the Empress intends to keep wearing it in public. "The way she talks about the diamond, she more or less has undermined the collective efforts we made to get the stone displayed. It has been missing from the display for a couple months now, and its our concern that she will not eventually return it to the display for all to view."

Maxwell says he understands her attachment to the diamond. "Its obviously a beautiful stone, and she wears it well. I get it: There is not a Yeudi in Kalistan who does not like to gaze upon it to feel some sense of attachment to the homeland of our ancestors. But if she continues to wear it in public and does not replace it, the only folks who will get to see it are those who happen to be at the social events, the cultural events and so forth that she happens to be at, rather than her whole population at large. We would obviously like the diamond to be treated as a cultural artifact rather than an item of personal property, and be worn, perhaps in special events, but then returned quickly."

There are rumors, said Mr. Maxwell, that the Empress keeps the diamond in her room next to her bed. As far as the Monarchs are concerned, the Diamond does belong to House Ananto, and as far as property of the House Ananto, it is Their Imperial Majesties's property to do with as they please. The Spokeswoman for Her Imperial Majesty says that she does intend to return it to the museum, but not until her busy social calendar lets up near the end of the year. "Until then," said Maxwell, "she will keep wearing it. I just wanted to let them know that the soonest that they can return it to the display, the happier her citizens will be that they too can see the diamond in Eveari. The Empress has no shortage of Diamonds that she can easily wear, this one is special and should be not so cavalierly treated."

@LaModa