The United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the world mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II, as the state funeral for Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who died Sept. 8 at age 96, was held at ...

If you’ve ever seen any of the British crown jewels, you know they’re not exactly subtle. They are sparkle-set to the max: crowns encrusted with thousands of diamonds, gold scepters, jewel-studded ...

Elizabeth was one of Britain's most beloved monarchs. Here's how Queen Elizabeth's father helped her grow into the role. Her ...

Queen Elizabeth II is buried beneath St ... the crown jeweler unscrewed the brackets that hold the crown, scepter and orb to the coffin and placed them on the altar,” says Hardman.

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 ...

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 ...

Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022. The record-breaking monarch had several memorable moments in her years on the throne. In her memory, we've found a photo from every ...

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.

The scepter is topped with an orb and cross ... Meghan Markle, the late Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana. James joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously contributed to titles such as ...

Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned in front of a massive ... Her regalia also included an ornate scepter and an orb described as a “globe of gold surrounded by a cross girdled by a band ...

Queen Elizabeth II died Sept. 8, 2022 as the longest-reigning ... In her right hand she carries the scepter with the cross, made in 1661 and set with the Great Star of Africa diamond, the Cullinan ...

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch ... decked with royal robes, and given a scepter and an orb. Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation was a centuries-old ritual imbued with religious ...