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 ...

For the second time in his reign, King Charles led the State Opening of Parliament with Queen Camilla by his side. All about the King's speech and the couple's historic crowns.

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 ...

Crafted for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, this crown replaced the one that was made for Queen Victoria in 1838. Made of gold and containing 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds ...

Camilla will wear a modified version of Queen Mary’s Crown, which was originally made by Garrard for the 1911 coronation of King George V, the father of Queen Elizabeth II and grandfather of ...

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.

Queen Elizabeth II photographed at Windsor, May 13, 2022, and (inset) the Imperial State Crown, November 18, 2009. A video showing the queen humorously handling the crown jewels during an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

These historic crowns have a symbolic role in coronations—but they're not without their controversy. What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation Crowns Skip to main content ...