This weekend, King Charles III will be crowned as the United Kingdom's new monarch in the first British coronation to take place in 70 years—but which crowns exactly will he be wearing? For ...

St Edwards Crown. Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty. For his coronation, King Charles will be crowned with the St. Edward's Crown, which was first created for Charles II in 1661 and was a replacement ...

King Charles' coronation crown. Before Charles and Camilla took off in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace, they were vested with crowns to symbolize their time as the head of the monarchy.

King Charles III will wear two crowns — St. Edward's Crown and the State Imperial Crown — on coronation day, May 6, 2023, while Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary's crown with one major change.

The crown was originally made for the 1911 coronation of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. The design, inspired by Queen Alexandra's Crown, features a silver frame lined with gold and set ...

Made from solid gold and adorned with 444 semi-precious stones, the crown weighs almost five pounds. The late Queen Elizabeth II once said in an interview that the weight of the crown would break ...

Created for King George V’s wife, Queen Mary, in 1911, this stunning headpiece, like many of the female crowns, is crafted so that part of it can be separated and worn as a simpler circlet.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla marked the State Opening of Parliament today in London in a grand ceremony. The event was held at the House of Lords, and comes a few weeks after the United ...

St. Edward’s crown was last used for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953 and was made for Charles II in 1661, as a replacement for a tiara that had been destroyed in 1649.

In preparation for the event, which will be the first coronation in 70 years, both King Charles and Queen Camilla's crowns are undergoing slight modifications.In December 2022, the palace ...

The crown was originally made for the 1911 coronation of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. The design, inspired by Queen Alexandra's Crown, features a silver frame lined with gold and set ...