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The famed, more than 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown, a foot tall and weighing nearly five pounds, will be used to crown Charles: It’s made of 22-carat gold and 444 precious and semiprecious stones, including 345 rose-cut aquamarines, 37 white topaz, 27 tourmalines, 12 rubies, seven amethysts, six sapphires, two jargoons, one garnet, one spinel, and one carbuncle. Camilla will be crowned with Queen Mary’s crown—which has a gold-lined silver frame, 2,200 diamonds, and will feature Elizabeth II’s Cullinan III, IV, and V diamonds, which are 94.4, 63.6, and 18.8 metric carats respectively—and hold a scepter made of ivory, a decision that’s attracted some controversy, as Prince William has campaigned against the ivory trade.
Camilla and Charles preparing for the coronation ceremony on 6 May 2023
The famed, more than 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown, a foot tall and weighing nearly five pounds, will be used to crown Charles: It’s made of 22-carat gold and 444 precious and semiprecious stones, including 345 rose-cut aquamarines, 37 white topaz, 27 tourmalines, 12 rubies, seven amethysts, six sapphires, two jargoons, one garnet, one spinel, and one carbuncle. Camilla will be crowned with Queen Mary’s crown—which has a gold-lined silver frame, 2,200 diamonds, and will feature Elizabeth II’s Cullinan III, IV, and V diamonds, which are 94.4, 63.6, and 18.8 metric carats respectively—and hold a scepter made of ivory, a decision that’s attracted some controversy, as Prince William has campaigned against the ivory trade.