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The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross, which was seen during Queen Elizabeth's funeral service, is one of two sceptres used during the coronation services. Meant to represent the crown’s power and ...
and Sovereign’s Sceptre, which will be removed from their resting place before her final committal ceremony today (Monday, September 19). The Telegraph reports that the “symbols of monarchy ...
Sitting alongside the crown are the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross and Soverign's Orb, "symbolizing her relationship with God and also power," Kerr said. According to Historic Royal Palaces ...
During the recent coronation of the King of England, it was jewelry, as it has always been, that sealed the deal: St. Edward’s Crown during the crowning ceremony, the Imperial State Crown for the end ...
Tristan Fewings//Getty Images The orb rests atop Queen Elizabeth’s coffin. The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross, which was created for King Charles II's 1661 ...
X The Sovereign’s Orb and the Sovereign’s Sceptre With Cross will be placed on top of the casket. The orb is presented to British monarchs during their coronation. Dating back to Charles II ...
The second of the sceptres that traditionally features at the coronation is The Sovereign's Sceptre with Dove, which, as the name suggests, features an enameled dove alighting on a golden cross at ...
Cullinan I - the 530.4-carat Great Star of Africa - was mounted into the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in 1911 and has remained there ever since. And the 317.4-carat Cullinan II, often called ...
The final part of the investiture sees the sovereign given the Sovereign’s Sceptre With Cross in their right hand and the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove, which is sometimes known as the Rod of ...
The single Coronation Glove – also known as the Coronation Gauntlet – goes on the King’s right hand while he holds the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross during the crowning. It is made of ...
Aside from St. Edward’s crown, “sacred” objects including the Imperial State crown, Queen Mary’s crown, the coronation spoon, the ampulla, the sovereign’s orb, sceptre with dove and the ...
tasked with carrying the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove. More than 50 people, including representatives from orders of chivalry, the military and wider public life, have been chosen to take part ...