Camilla Parker Bowles, Queen Consort of England, wants his coronation to be cheap and without controversy. And that is why the wife of King Carlos III If not order a new crown for the ceremonywhile dismissing the idea of using a “cursed” diamond claimed by India.
For this reason the crown of Queen Mary, great-grandmother of King Charles III, was removed from the Tower of London to undergo modification work, since with it Queen Camilla, 75, will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
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For the first time in several centuries the British court used not to create a new crown for the queen consort, as was customary, and announced that This decision was made “in the interest of sustainability and efficiency” that Carlos III seeks to print in his reign.
He”crown jeweler“He will work meticulously to make some minor changes and additions to the crown, in keeping with the long tradition that the jewelery insert is unique to the occasion and reflects the individual style of each queen consort.
In this way, the queen mary crown will undergo changes that will pay homage in particular to the late Elizabeth II, and to the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds will be incorporated, which were part of the personal jewelry collection of the late monarch and used as brooches.
Additionally, four of the original crown’s eight detachable arches will be removed to create a different impression than when Queen Mary wore the crown at the coronation of her husband King George V in 1911.
A crown that will not fuel diplomatic disputes
The crown that the queen consort will wear was made by the royal jewelers Garrard’s in 1911 commissioned by Queen Mary (1867-1953), following a tradition that allowed each new queen consort to have a new crown.
the Queen Mary was the wife of King George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II and is etched for her steel temperathe passion with which he defended the customs of the “Victorian era” and the devotion to the monarchy, which put any personal desire before, according to his biographers.
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Protected by Queen Victoria, Mary was Duchess of York from her marriage to George, Princess of Wales in 1901 and Queen Consort in 1910. A year later she was crowned with her husband in Westminster Abbey, a ceremony for which was a new crown.
The design was inspired by the crown of Mary’s mother-in-law, Queen Alexandra, created in 1902. Without its upper arches, Mary wore the crown at the coronation of her son, King George VI, in 1937. It has not been worn by a queen since then and it is kept in the Tower of London.
Camilla will be crowned queen consort immediately after Charles III is anointed and crowned king by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony that is simpler and less expensive than previous coronations.
But the choice of Camilla’s crown was not easy. It was initially believed that she would be crowned with the “crown of the Queen Mother”, which Charles III’s grandmother obtained in 1937. However, the jewel is adorned by the controversial “Koh-i-noor” diamond, which according to legend is cursed.
Owned by numerous eastern princes over the years who all too often lost their empires and their lives: yesaccording to a Legend cost spread from the year 1306, misfortune would befall all men who possessed it.
the stone of 105.6 carats They were originally found in the Golconda mines of India in the 14th century, and legend has it that kings who used the diamond died untimely and tragic deaths.
The diamond went from prevalence to prevalence in the kingdoms of Mughal princes, Iranian warriors, Afghan rulers and the Punjabi maharajas after much fighting and bloodshed, and following the end of the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the annexation of the Kingdom of Punjab. , the treasures were confiscated parachute Britain.
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The diamond arrived in London in 1856 as a gift from Sultan Abdulmedjid, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, to Queen Victoria, and was presented as a gesture of gratitude for British support during the Crimean War.
After the East India House (The British East India Company, with exclusive monopoly of business in Asia since the 17th century) took possession of the diamond in 1849, aboard one of his ships, it wasn’t long before cholera took hold, killing dozens on board.
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Immediately after his arrival in Britain, queen victoria was attacked by a man with a cane as his carriage passed through the palace gates. Less than a month later, in July 1850, Prime Minister Robert Peel died after falling from his horse and being trampled, all misfortunes attributed to the diamond’s arrival at the time.
However, most believe the curse falls only on the men bound to the stone, not the women. The stone was placed in Queen Mary’s crown for her coronation in 1911, and then in 1937, in Queen Elizabeth’s crown and was never worn by men again.
At the same time, the diamond was formally claimed by India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the requests received through diplomatic channels were always rejected by the United Kingdom. Fearful that the use of the diamond would embitter the celebration and open new disputes, Carlos and Camilla decided that she should use another crown.
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The King and Queen (who will be the oldest monarchs to their coronation) will arrive from Buckingham Palace without other members of the royal family, in what is known as the “King’s Procession”, and then return with a procession, which is known as the “Procession of the Coronation”.
The crown of Saint Edward, the centerpiece of the british crown jewelsInlaid with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topazes and tourmalines, it has already been modified to fit the king’s head.
The crown was made for King Charles II in 1661 to replace a medieval crown believed to date back to Edward the Confessor. The original was melted down by British deputies in 1649 after the execution of Carlos I.
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For hundreds of years, the crown was only worn at coronation ceremonies because it was too heavy. She was altered to make it lighter for the coronation of King George V in 1911, but still weighs 5 lbs.
Carlos III only took the Crown of San Eduardo at the time of being crowned. When he leaves Westminster Abbey, he wears the lighter Imperial State Crown, which is also used for occasions such as the opening of Parliament.
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