From the Sovereign\u0027s Orb to the Coronation Spurs, a number of invaluable pieces that date back centuries will be on display during the ceremony
After a legal battle that lasted almost two decades, the courts ruled in December 1857 that Victoria must hand over several pieces of jewellery to her Hanoverian cousins, including Queen Charlotte’s diamond necklace and earrings.
The diamond was returned to the necklace for the state portrait, by Sir Gerald Kelly, and for the celebratory images taken in July 1939 by Cecil Beaton.The coronation earrings were also among the new commissions made for Queen Victoria, who wore them often. She wore it again in March 2008 for a state banquet given for President Sarkozy of France at Windsor Castle.Both the sovereign and the Queen Consort will be presented with a ring during the coronation ceremony.
According to the Court Jeweller website, one features the cypher of King William IV and the other of his wife, Queen Adelaide. Its origins can be found in early coronation orders that pre-date the 14th century manuscript Liber Regalis, or Royal Book. Since the thirteenth century it has been traditional to include a ruby as the principal stone in the ring.
Queen Victoria left both rings, and her own coronation ring, to the Crown in 1901, and all three were deposited in the Tower of London, with the other Crown Jewels, by George V in March 1919.Article contentThey were first included among the English coronation ornaments in 1189, at the coronation of Richard I and symbolized knighthood.
The Archbishop blesses the sword and then delivers it to the monarch to be used for the protection of good and the punishment of evil. The sword is then placed on the altar. The pearls divide the orb into three sections – representing the three continents known in mediaeval times.It is decorated with 285 gemstones, including 94 diamonds, 53 rubies, 10 emeralds, four sapphires and three spinels.
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