5 fascinating British coronation objects: Media
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Elizabeth II in her coronation robes, photograph by Cecil Beaton, 1953.
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Coronation Spoon, part of the British monarchy's coronation regalia.
From The Crown Jewels of England, by Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport, 1919
The contemporary St. Edward's Crown, the most sacred crown of the English monarchy.
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British monarchs sit upon the Coronation Chair for the anointing and the investiture...
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The top portion of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross, featuring the Cullinan I diamond;...
From The Crown Jewels of England, by Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport, 1919
Sovereign's Orb, part of the British monarchy's coronation regalia.
From The Crown Jewels of England, by Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport, 1919