The Crown Jewels used during King's Coronation including St Edward's Crown, orb, spurs and swords
In a Westminster Abbey ceremony, King Charles and Queen Camilla will officially be crowned monarchs. Conducted by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the ceremony is steeped in tradition and history.
Golden Spurs Each of the gold spurs features a Tudor rose and velvet-covered strap with gold embroidery. Traditionally, the spurs were fastened to the sovereign’s feet during a coronation but are now simply held briefly to the ankles of kings or presented to a queen for her to touch, and then placed on the altar.St Edward’s Crown – The Coronation Crown
It is St Edward’s Crown that appears in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, the Royal Mail logo and in badges of the Armed Forces. Under a top secret operation, the crown was briefly removed from the Tower of London to be resized to fit the King’s head. Swords of Temporal Justice, Spiritual Justice and Mercy The practice of carrying three swords, representing kingly virtues, dates back to the coronation of Richard the Lionheart in 1189. The Sword of Temporal Justice signifies the monarch’s role as Head of the Armed Forces, the Sword of Spiritual Justice symbolises the King as Defender of the Faith, and the Sword of Mercy, also known as the Curtana, has a blunted tip to symbolise the sovereign’s mercy.
The sceptre was transformed in 1910 for George V with the addition of the spectacular Cullinan I diamond – 530.2 carats and the largest colourless cut diamond in the world. Charles Farris, public historian at Historic Royal Palaces, said the staff’s former use was unknown so a new one was nearly not produced in 1661. “But Charles II said ‘No. I want the full set’ and it was made even though no one quite knew what it was for,” he said.
He will anoint the King, hidden under a canopy, with the sign of the cross on his hand, his breast and his head, and then later anoint Camilla. The Coronation Spoon survived Parliament’s destruction of the Crown Jewels in 1649 because it was bought by a royal servant in a sale of the executed Charles I’s goods and later returned to Charles II.
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