![]() Suffice to say, whatever headwear the Princess of Wales chooses to appear in today, there’s no doubt that its impact will be immense. (For her part, the future monarch wore Queen Mary’s Russian Fringe Tiara to say “I do”.) When Elizabeth called on Hartnell again for her coronation gown, she had him make a similar design for her attendants once more, this time in gold tissue, with heather taking the place of wheat. Just as Her Majesty had Norman Hartnell embroider her wedding dress with symbolic blooms, she also tasked the British couturier with making meaningful headgear for her bridesmaids: wreaths of wheat and freesias with crystal dew drops attached and forget-me-nots at the back, a symbol of true love, according to Geoffrey C. The late Queen’s attendants actually wore silk floral headpieces at both her 1947 wedding and 1953 coronation. Of course, all manner of flowers have been immortalized in diamond tiaras for the royal family over the years-Princess Margaret famously loved the Lotus Flower Tiara, in particular-but precious stones haven’t always been the order of the day at formal events. Take their decision to include dog roses and bluebells, wild strawberries, and cornflowers in the official coronation invite, and to deck Westminster Abbey with boughs, shrubs, and blooms from across the British Isles. In every stage of planning, the King and Queen Consort have put the British landscape-and the need to both celebrate and protect it-front and center. The Cloaks of Skyrim mod for Skyrim was an awesome example, I loved the fact you could find rare cloaks around Skyrim and try to collect them all. ![]() That being said, it’s been rumored for weeks now that the Princess of Wales will eschew a tiara in favor of a floral headpiece-which is less of a break from tradition than many have assumed, and aligns with the tone of Charles’s coronation overall. Worn by the monarch during the State Opening of Parliament each year, the latter is set with nearly 2,000 diamonds, including the Cullinan II, and a sapphire said to be from a ring belonging to Edward the Confessor. Before her own coronation, the queen would wear St Edward’s Crown at her desk while going through her red state boxes in preparation for the ceremony.īefore leaving Westminster Abbey following the service, however, King Charles III will switch St Edward’s Crown for the Imperial State Crown. Set with rubies, amethysts, garnets, tourmalines, sapphires, and topaz and lined with purple velvet and ermine trim, the 17th-century frame weighs in at nearly five pounds in total. Its design is allegedly based on the crown made for Edward the Confessor in the 11th century-one of many royal objects believed to have been melted down following the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the subsequent establishment of the Commonwealth. ![]() The first is, of course, St Edward’s Crown, created by Royal Goldsmith Robert Vyner for the coronation of Charles II in 1611 and used in the moment of crowning itself. In total, there will only be three crowns in the strictest sense in Westminster Abbey today-each of which features stones whose provenance has caused highly understandable discord. ![]()
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