The Crown Jewels

The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, will be centre stage of Westminster Abbey, during the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

They will spectacularly shower the cloisters with every tiny sparkle, from their dazzling 23,578 diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds.

The crown jewels of the United Kingdom, symbolize the monarch’s right and authority to sit on the throne.

They are a collection of more than 100 royal ceremonial objects, and more than 23,000 gemstones that have been acquired by English kings and queens, most since 1660.

There are strict rules surrounding the crown jewels, and only three people in the world are allowed to touch them.

The current monarch King Charles III, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the crown jeweler.

For more than 800 years, the crown jewels have lived in the Tower of London.

They’re kept under close guard, leaving the fortress only for official portraits and ceremonial events, like coronations, royal baptisms and the opening of British Parliament.

From the cast of jewels on display, there are certain Oscar winners within the collection.

The Cullinan I – a 74 facet, 530 carat pear cut diamond set to the top of the Royal Sceptre.

The bejeweled golden scepter, has been used at every coronation since Charles II’s in 1661.

It weighs 3 pounds and is laden with 333 diamonds, 31 rubies, 15 emeralds, 7 sapphires and other precious gemstones.

The Cullinan II – the 66 facet, 317 carat cushion cut diamond set to the front circlet, of the Imperial State Crown.

Then there's the 104 carat oval cut Stuart Sapphire, a gem which survives today, despite being present during some of the most turbulent upheavals in the British history.

Its current home is the back of The Imperial State Crown.

The 170 carat cabochon Black Prince’s Ruby, is set in the cross above the Cullinan II.

Despite the name, the gem was only recently discovered to be a spinel, and not a ruby as previously thought.

Lets not forget the amazing St Edward's Sapphire, the most ancient stone in the collection.

Mounted in the Imperial State crown, this octagonal rose-cut blue sapphire, was removed from Edward The Confessor's 11th century ring, when his body was re-interred at Westminster Abbey in 1163.

A truly historic and almost priceless collection, the royal crown jewels are worth anywhere from an eye watering $1.2 to $5.8 billion!

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Source~HistoricUK/ReadersDigest

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