The two women are set to appear in court next month

Discussions are ongoing between the Dean at Westminster and the Ethiopian Church over the possible restitution of the sacred object

From illuminated manuscripts to theatrically staged photography, the codified image of a crowned monarch has told the story of a rite that mixes religious and pre-Christian practices

On 6 May, the last surviving coronation ceremony in the West takes place in London’s Westminster Abbey

If ever a ticket price reflected British history it is for this royal church, where the nation’s great and good are commemorated in profusion

Westminster Abbey, which is directly under the monarch’s jurisdiction, currently refuses to return the holy tablet