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: ...

Made of solid gold, with alternating crosses and fleur de lis and two arches, it weighs nearly five pounds. Queen Elizabeth II complained of the heaviness of the five-pound crown. Getty Images It ...

Made of solid gold, it pre-dates the Union between England and Scotland. The current iteration of the crown ... to her by Queen Elizabeth II (Picture: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) At ...

but still stunning with its 2,868 diamonds in silver mounts and colored stones in gold mounts, including 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls. The Imperial State Crown was last seen on Queen ...

Queen Elizabeth II was also crowned with St. Edward’s Crown. Getty Images It was made for the ... Made from a solid gold frame, it features 444 jewels including rubies, amethysts and sapphires.

Pool/Tim Graham Picture Library//Getty Images The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, traveled from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul's Cathedral in the famed Gold State Coach.

The crown is made of a silver and gold frame and ... Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother photographed as she was crowned at Westminster Abbey (R) 1937. Hulton Archive/Getty Images/The Print Collector ...

Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images Also for Charles ... King George VI in 1937, this crown replaced the one that was made for Queen Victoria in 1838. Made of gold and containing 2,868 ...