The death of Queen Elizabeth II has seen many of those practices revisited ... gemstone in the royal collection. The Sovereign’s Scepter has been used at every coronation since 1661.

when it was created for the coronation of King Charles II. It's not quite in its original condition, though—in 1910, when King George V, Queen Elizabeth's grandfather, had the scepter altered to ...

Queen Elizabeth II funeral updates ... Crown jeweler Mark Appleby approached the coffin and carefully removed the scepter, orb and crown, which will be used in Charles' coronation sometime ...

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London, more than a year after ascending the throne following the death of her father, King George VI.

scepter, orb—her attendants literally heaping her with the trappings of a royal dynasty. “The Leica allowed photographers to become flies on the wall,” Mason says. Queen Elizabeth II ...

A new statue unveiled to honor Queen Elizabeth II is instead drawing criticisms online for its portrayal of the late monarch. The bronze statue of Elizabeth, who died in 2022 at the age of 96 ...

She also carried the Sovereign’s scepter, atop which lies Cullinan ... Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who lent it to Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day. It actually broke just hours before ...

A newly unveiled sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and two corgis in Northern Ireland, intended to pay tribute to the late monarch, has received somewhat mixed reviews from the public.

During the committal service for Queen Elizabeth II in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the imperial state crown, orb and scepter were removed from the queen’s casket, and placed on the ...