The first crown placed on King Charles’ head during today’s coronation is called St Edward’s Crown.
Gatekeepers News reports that the crown was placed on the King’s head by the Archbishop of Canterbury inside Westminster Abbey.
See details of the first crown below:
- The crown is 360-year-old
- It is made of solid 22-carat gold
- It is made of a solid gold frame, set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes, and tourmaline gems
- It is over 30cm (1ft) tall
- It weighs about 2.23kg (nearly 5lbs)
- Six monarchs have won it in the past 360 years.
- It’s only used for this occasion (Coronation Day)
- It would be returned to the Tower of London after the occasion
- The last person to have experienced this was King Charles’ mother, 70 years ago.
After the coronation, another crown was placed on the King’s – Imperial State Crown.
See details of the Imperial State Crown below:
- Made in 1937
- Has 2,686 Diamonds and 17 sapphires
- Weighs 1kg (2.3lb)
- Has St Edwards Sapphire (said to be from the Confessor’s ring)
- Has Black Prince Ruby (a spinel gem reportedly wan by Henry V in battle)
- Has Cullinan II Diamond (cut from the world’s largest diamond)
