Bow Down to These Dazzling Facts About the Crown Jewels

Final used for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, this crown can be positioned on King Charles III‘s head in the mean time of his coronation.

Made for Charles II in 1661, St. Edward’s Crown changed its medieval predecessor that was melted down in 1649. It is made from stable gold and incorporates rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines. Value a reported £2.5million, royal correspondent Sharon Carpenter revealed to E! Information that the piece weighs 5 kilos. 

Whereas he was simply 4 years outdated when his mom was topped with the identical diadem, Carpenter stated it was “a big second” in Charles’ life. “It actually caught with him.”