british crown jewels

     

The collective term Crown Jewels enotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres (with either the cross or the dove), orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobium sindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself.

Trivia about british crown jewels

  • The 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond was cut into more than 100 smaller gems that are now part of this royal collection

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