An Antiques Road show guest decided to give his necklace back to royalty after receiving an incredible valuation.
The guest delighted expert Marc Allum as he took along a collection of items belonging to his great-grandfather.
But one item stood out above the rest, especially given its incredible back story.
The necklace of blue beads was actually presented to the man's relative during the Zulu War in 1879.
Expert Marc gave the items an eye-watering valuation, as they delved into the significance of the collection.
Britain's war against the Zulu people in 1879 resulted in the deaths of several thousand Zulus and the capture of King Cetshwayo.
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. Tell me who this man in the photograph is."
The guest replied: "Okay, well, this man is my great-grandfather, and he was a naval surgeon during the Zulu War.
"His name was Henry Frederick Norbury, and he went through various actions during the Zulu war, but after the Zulu war, which was against the Zulu king, King Cetshwayo, he actually cured King Cetshwayo of some disease, and as a reward the king took these beads off and gave him these beads."
"It's a very difficult piece of history to kind of take apart," Marc admitted.
He added: "It's about colonialism, it's about imperialism. It's about the Zulus basically defending themselves and their homelands.
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"But that aside, I think your story really centres around your great-grandfather. As a doctor, he would have sworn the Hippocratic Oath, obviously.
"And that would have been a very important pretext to him actually, treating Cetshwayo, wouldn't it? Because of course, in a way they were enemies."
"Well, that's right," the owner responded. "I mean, the Zulu warriors were ferocious warriors.
"I mean, I think the British Army had the worst defeat ever in Africa, from the Zulus themselves.
"And my great-grandfather wasn't involved in that battle, but he was involved in treating people who had been injured in battle."
"He was involved in what I would say is the more humane side of what was going on in that period," Marc commented.
"And I find it fascinating that I can touch these beads that were around the neck of the Zulu king, King Cetshwayo, presented to your great-grandfather."
Marc admitted that putting a price on the items is "really, really difficult" due to the amount of personal material.
"I'll be honest with you. That KCB set there, and the medals there - I think about £5,000 to £8000."
He added: "And we have these beads as well. I think there's no doubt, giving you a global estimate of what we're standing with here...
"This collection here is worth between £10,000 and £15,000 at auction." Stunned, the guest remarked: "Just blue beads..."
"Blue glass trade beads - very simple things, but much history locked up in this necklace," Marc described.
After the valuation the guest revealed what he had planned for the necklace.
He explained: "We have been wondering what to do with these [beads] because it's not the kind of thing that you wear these days.
"So, we were wondering whether to give them back to the Zulu people, we understand that there is a new Zulu king - maybe he would like them back, and I think is directly related to King Cetshwayo."
