That crown was a copy, of sorts, too. Created in 1937 for the coronation of King Charles’ grandfather George VI, the Imperial State Crown was modeled on one designed for Queen Victoria in 1838.

Examine the replica St Edward’s Crown in more detail. The Coronation regalia had to be made from scratch in the 17th century after almost all of the medieval coronation regalia was destroyed or lost ...

It is not circular as you might expect a crown to be but made up of eight separate ... The four enamel plaques show three Old Testament kings: Solomon, David and Hezekiah. The fourth shows Christ ...