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'Toy' 23 million years old: as a gift for Prince George nearly caused an international scandal

'02.10.2020'

Source: Inosmi.ru

The young prince received a very unusual gift from a guest at Kensington Palace. Nobody expected that this event would cause the outrage of representatives of another state, writes Inosmi.ru.

Photo: kensingtonroyal / Instagram

The prehistoric gift was presented to the future heir to the British throne at a private screening of David Attenborough's environmental documentary, which was attended by members of the royal family.

The children of Kate and William were very happy with the arrival of the famous TV presenter, because they are his big fans, writes Фокус.

“When I was his age (at the age of George. - Ed.), I remember an adult gave me the fossils, so I thought I would do the same, ”explained Attenborough. He said that the children were very interested in the tooth of a prehistoric shark and asked him about every detail.

The scientist found the fossil in Malta back in the 1960s during a family vacation. The find is about 23 million years old. The tooth is known to have once belonged to the megalodon, an extinct species of giant shark that could grow up to 16 meters in length. When Attenborough found it, the tooth was buried in soft yellow limestone.

Photo: kensingtonroyal / Instagram

After the publication of the pictures, the Ministry of Culture of Malta was outraged by the incident.

“There are artifacts that are important to the Maltese natural heritage, but they end up abroad, although they deserve to be returned,” said Minister of Culture of Malta, Jose Herrera.

But two days later, the ministry abandoned its intention to demand from the seven-year-old British Prince George to return the tooth of a prehistoric shark to the country. Jose Herrera said that the head of the department "does not intend to deal with this issue."

He added that there are many other artifacts that originally belonged to Malta and are now in different countries.

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