Imperial State Crown
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The Imperial State Crown is the state crown of the British monarch. Based on the design of Queen Victoria's Crown of 1838, which had fallen into disrepair, it was made in 1937 for the coronation of Ki
Hand-coloured lithograph of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown
Queen Victoria depicted wearing the 1838 Imperial State Crown for her coronation portrait
Imperial State Crown, 1904
The emptied frame of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown
St Edward's Crown
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St Edward's Crown is the coronation crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, versions of it have traditionally been used to crown English and British mo
Imperial State Crown
…stones, including the 317-carat (63 g) Cullinan II diamond, St Edward's Sapphire, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Black Prince's Ruby (a large red spinel). St Edward's Crown, used to crown English monarchs, was considered to be a holy relic, kept in the saint's shrine at Westminster Abbey and therefore not worn by monarchs…
St Edward's Crown in 2022
An early 12th-century portrait of Edmund the Martyr, wearing a crown similar in appearance to St Edward's, which was not surmounted by a cross.
Coronation of Charles III with St Edward's Crown