"The jewels deposited at the Bank of Italy are not Crown jewels but personal belongings that belong to the heirs of Umberto II and were never seized or confiscated by the Italian state". Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy responds to his cousin, Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, who, in an interview with the Corriere, stated that claiming ownership of the jewels today "makes no sense. They belonged to the Crown and as a consequently, the XIII provision of the Constitution was explicit: everything confiscated." He added that "the very fact that Umberto II left them in the custody of the Bank of Italy proves that even he did not consider them private property". However, Aimone requests that the jewels housed in the sacristy of Via Nazionale since 1946 be displayed: "It would be nice to find a form in which the history of the monarchy and the republic are seen in continuity". Emanuele Filiberto has hired lawyer Sergio Orlandi to serve "on behalf of Umberto II’s heirs in the legal proceedings to claim ownership of the jewels and other personal assets deposited at the Bank of Italy (...)". Orlandi asserts that the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Einaudi, stated that the jewels “belonged not to state property but to the royal family.” The jewels—diamonds, pearls, and Queen Margherita’s diadem—have reignited a rivalry that already divided their fathers, Vittorio Emanuele and Amedeo of Savoy.