Hislop on British Museum: They haven't read the facts about the Parthenon Sculptures - They're not open-minded

"I am very angry when I think not only that Elgin stole the Marbles, but that in Britain the museum does not believe that this is how it happened. They are still very far behind and that is why I am even more angry. They believe that they have bought the Marbles, not illegally but legally but they have not read the facts and this is incredible that the people at the top of a huge museum are not open-minded. Perhaps they are afraid that if the marbles are gone, other objects will also be gone, but that will not happen", the author initially said, speaking on the "EQ" show of Action24.

She, however, expressed her assessment that the climate is changing after the pressure that has been exerted since the years of Melina Mercouri. “The opinion of the English has also changed and now more people believe that the Sculptures should be returned to Greece. Almost 70% believe it, but the British Museum can say ‘it doesn’t matter, it’s our decision’”, he continued.

Victoria Hislop on Greek citizenship
Elsewhere, Victoria Hislop described how she felt when she was granted Greek citizenship in 2020.

“I have two children and I have to say that when my daughter and my son came, they were two very important moments, but the third was the day I came to be granted Greek citizenship,” she said characteristically.

As she added, “I was in a lot of pain when my children came but when I came to be granted citizenship it was a wonderful day. They were strange times because we had left Europe (Brexit) and that’s why it was more important for me.” Continuing, she noted that because it was the Covid-19 period, she thought that maybe she would never be able to travel to Greece again because she was not Greek, "and suddenly I had the right to come."