Crown of Saint Edward, with which the king Charles III of England will be formally invested in ceremony on May 6, having been removed from its usual location in the Tower of London to adjust it to a size suitable for the new king, Buckingham Palace announced this Saturday.
“The King will be crowned with St Edward’s Crown during the Coronation Service at @Wabbey on May 6, 2023.
Created for King Charles II in 1661, the Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to allow resizing work to begin before the Coronation.
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– Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) December 3, 2022
This historic work, of untold value, was created for the coronation of Charles II, in 1661after the casting twelve years earlier of the jewels worn by British and British monarchs for centuries.
It is necessary to increase its circumference and add precious stones
Crown of St. The iconic Edward, adorned with sapphire, tourmaline, amethyst, topaz and other precious and semi-precious stonesappears on the coat of arms of the United Kingdom, the logo of the former state postal company Royal Mail and the shield of the Armed Forces, among other representative spaces.
After death Isabel II At the age of 96 last September, the various crowns of her government will be passed down to her son and should be enlarged to fit your size.
To do this, it was necessary to increase its circumference and add some precious stones, a process opposite to the process undertaken when the previous ruler ascended the throne, as described by the British media.
Coronation of Carlos III, a ceremony officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will take place at Westminster Abbey London eight months after death of Elizabeth II.
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