![]() The Royal Family’s Cullinan diamond collection, which was part of the late Queen Elizabeth’s personal collection, was cut from a larger gem mined in South Africa in 1905 and handed over to the family by South Africa’s colonial authorities.ĭemands for the return of the diamonds, along with calls for repatriations, have intensified since the queen’s death but the Crown has never made any declaration or shared an intention to return the diamonds, nor any of its Crown Jewels. He will also carry the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove, signifying his spiritual role. The Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross symbolizes the monarch’s temporal power and includes the controversial Cullinan I diamond. ![]() The king will also carry two - again, yes, two - golden, jewel-encrusted sceptres. ![]() Thus, Charles and Queen Consort Camilla have opted to only take the coach ride in one direction, leading away from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace. “Heavy is the head that wears the crown,” or so they say. ![]() Queen Elizabeth II once said its nearly five-pound weight is enough to break your neck if you bend forward while wearing it. It is made from solid gold and is adorned with 444 semi-precious stones. Edward’s Crown, will be used at the very climax of the ceremony and will be placed on Charles’ head at the “moment of coronation,” according to the Royal Collection. Charles’ crownsĬharles is expected to wear two crowns - yes, two - during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. While the format for weddings, coronations and funerals may feature small adjustments, the family rarely departs from familiar (and often expensive, over-the-top) customs, symbols and institutions, despite the cost or the optics.ĭespite Charles’ directive to put together a pared-down coronation, here are some of the symbols of extreme wealth within the Royal Family and on display at the coronation that will be hard for the world to ignore. Time and again the public sees the painstaking effort the Royal Family will expend in the name of upholding centuries’ worth of tradition. The Sunday Times Rich List, posted last month, estimates that the King has a personal net worth of 600 million pounds (approximately C$1 billion.) A recent investigation by The Guardian estimates his fortune could be closer to $1.6 billion pounds (C$2.7 billion).
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