F%$# That

Descendents of the last King of Italy want the royal jewels back.

Let me explain this simply:  You got this by massacring Libyans, Ethiopians, and Southern Italians.  They belonged to the Crown, not the King, and so are the property of the state.

I'd like to see them leave the safe deposit box and go to a museum, but they should not go to the House of Savoy, who acquired this wealth through the power of the state, including support for Benito Mussolini:

For more than 75 years, they have been squirreled away in a vault in Rome – a dazzling collection of tiaras, earrings, necklaces and brooches.

Now, Italy’s once-exiled royal family wants them back.

The royal House of Savoy has embarked on a campaign to reclaim the collection of jewels, which they lost in 1946 when the monarchy was abolished and Italy was declared a republic.

Ever since, the jewels, which were worn by Italian princesses and queens, have been kept in a vault in the Bank of Italy in Rome.

They have never been formally valued but there are reports that they are worth up to €300 million.

Yeah, and they are claiming that it's not about the money:

The Savoys, who provided Italy with kings from unification in the mid-19th century until their demise just after the Second World War, argue that they are private property that was never ceded to the Italian State and should be given back.

“Italy should do what is right and fitting and restore the jewels to my family,” said Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the highest-profile member of the former royal dynasty.

“The monetary value of the jewels doesn’t interest us. What is more important is the historical and sentimental value that they have for the family,” he told The Telegraph.

But it's about the money:

Asked if the Savoys would establish a museum in which to display the collection, the prince said: “We have to take this step by step. First, the Bank of Italy must return them and then the heirs of the royal family will decide what to do with them.”

Seriously, Italy made a bad decision in 2003 when it allowed those inbred tyrants back into the country.