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TOPSHOT – Britain’s King Charles III with the St Edward’s Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. – (Photo by Aaron Chown \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

King Charles III<\/a> ascended to the throne as soon as his mother Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> died<\/a> in September 2022, but he officially was crowned king on May 6 at an elaborate and regal coronation at Westminster Abbey alongside his wife Queen Camilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

King Charles honored the historic tradition of being enthroned by wearing the St. Edward’s Crown \u2014 which has been used in royal coronations since 1661. Charles II made this exact crown as a replacement for a medieval crown that was melted down in 1649. According to the Royal Collection Trust<\/a>, the original was thought to date back to the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor, in the eleventh century.<\/p>\n

The St. Edward’s Crown is made from a solid gold frame and set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines. It’s not an exact replica of the original from the medieval times, but the original was also said to have had four crosses-patt\u00e9e, four fleurs-de-lis and two arches.<\/p>\n

The last time the piece was worn (it’s only reserved for the crowning portion during a royal coronation) was at King Charles’ mother’s coronation in 1953. Queen Elizabeth II wore the nearly 5-pound crown during her ceremony, which was the first to ever be televised.<\/p>\n

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2nd June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II seated upon the throne at her coronation in Westminster Abbey, London. She is holding the royal sceptre (ensign of kingly power and justice) and the rod with the dove (symbolising equity and mercy). (Photo by Topical Press Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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TOPSHOT – Britain’s King Charles III with the St Edward’s Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. (Photo by Aaron Chown \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Due to the sacred nature of the crown, King Charles only wore it during the crowning ceremony itself. He removed the St. Edward Crown before he left Westminster Abbey and put on the Imperial State Crown. His second crown of the day was covered in 2,868 diamond, with 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls. The Imperial State Crown is mounted with three large stones including a large cushion-shaped brilliant, Cullinan II, the second largest stone cut from the Cullianan Diamond (also known as the Second Star of Africa). There’s also a large oval sapphire in the back called the Stuart Sapphire. Despite the impressive array of jewels, it’s slightly lighter than the St. Edward Crown and clocks in at 2 pounds.<\/p>\n

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Britain’s King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown leaves Westminster Abbey after the Coronation Ceremonies in central London on May 6, 2023. – The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Large \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by MARK LARGE\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The monarch often wear the Imperial State Crown, which was originally made for King George VI’s coronation in 1937, for other formal occasions like the State Opening of Parliament. The last time it was used was when it was placed on Queen Elizabeth’s coffin at her funeral.<\/p>\n

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 06: Britain’s King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown carrying the Sovereign’s Orb and Sceptre leaves Westminster Abbey after the Coronation Ceremonies on May 6, 2023 in London, England.\u00a0 (Photo by Ben Stansall – WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Camilla’s crown at the ceremony, she wore Queen Mary’s Crown. The piece features 2,200 diamonds and\u00a0was originally made for Queen Mary by British Jeweller Garrard to wear to her husband King George V’s coronation in 1911. When Queen Mary’s Crown was updated for Camilla<\/a>, the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds from Queen Elizabeth’s personal collection (which she often wore as brooches) were added, People<\/em><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

For more from the royal coronation, check out\u00a0all the news here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33012,"featured_media":76521,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,38,16],"yoast_head":"\nKing Charles Wears St. Edward Crown at Coronation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"King Charles wore two different crowns during the coronation ceremony, the St. Edward Crown and the Imperial State Crown\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/king-charles-wears-st-edwards-crown-coronation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"King Charles Is Crowned with St. Edward's Crown \u2014 All About the Historic Coronation Headpiece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"King Charles wore two 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