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
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
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
St Edward's Crown
…crowned with St Edward's Crown in 1902, but on coronation day he was still recovering from an operation for appendicitis, and instead he wore the lighter Imperial State Crown. Jewels were hired for use in the crown and removed after the coronation until 1911, when it was permanently set with 444 precious and semi-precious…
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