Speaking to the BBC in 2018, Elizabeth said 'there are some disadvantages to crowns but otherwise they're quite important things.'
Charles will become the 40th monarch crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6 and as part of the historic ceremony will wear two of the most important crowns in the British monarchy's collection; the St. Edward's Crown and the Imperial State Crown.
Queen Elizabeth II is photographed wearing the Imperial State Crown at the State Opening of Parliament in London on November 23, 2004. King Charles III may do well to heed the advice of his mother, Elizabeth, when wearing the crown on his coronation day.documentary looking back at her 1953 coronation she revealed just how difficult and potentially dangerous the historic jewel encrusted symbols of the monarchy can be.
"Yes," she responded."And you can't look down to read the speech. You have to take the speech up [to eye level] because if you did your neck would break or it would fall off!" The St. Edward's Crown is a replica of the one said to have been used to crown Edward the Confessor in 1043. Edward was canonized in 1161, hence the name. After the abolition of the monarchy in Britain in 1649, the crown jewels were broken up and sold, including the original crown of St. Edward, which was considered a holy relic and kept at Westminster Abbey.
King Charles III is photographed with the Imperial State Crown at the State Opening of Parliament in London on May 10, 2022. Charles will wear the crown during his coronation on May 6.After he has been crowned using St. Edward's Crown, Charles will change into the Imperial State Crown. This lighter model features some of the most important diamonds and precious stones in the priceless collection of the crown jewels.
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