King Charles' Coronation Crowns, Explained
. “The current one was made for the last King Charles—Charles II—in 1661,” he says. “It is solid gold and weighs a neck-straining five pounds.”
“I love the idea that he chose the same crown Queen Elizabeth wore to her Coronation in 1953—it feels like there will be a little piece of her there,” Kinsey Schofield, host of. “It has recently been customized to fit the King perfectly. The Queen, in very rare moments, complained of how heavy it is, so I look forward to seeing when the crown is placed.”
The crown will have been adjusted and caution taken to fit the King’s head specifically and make it “as comfortable as possible,” Arbiter says. “But, at the same time, the King is generally a put up, suck up, get on with it, and don’t complain [type of person]. He will do the job he is expected to do to the best of his ability. That is how he was raised.”
As his mother Queen Elizabeth did at her own Coronation in 1953, the King is expected to change into the Imperial State Crown after being crowned with the St. Edward’s Crown and will be wearing this crown as he processes out of Westminster Abbey. This crown weighs a little over two pounds “but is no less spectacular,” Andersen says.
Outside of the Coronation, the crown jewels are kept under lock and key at the Tower of London. According toIf you're currently outside the U.K., you can use a VPN like
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