Per the palace, the last time a consort re-wore a crown was “when Queen Caroline, consort of George II, wore Mary of Modena’s crown” for her husband’s coronation in 1727. 7.

Tsar Nicholas II was the cousin of King George V, who was the Queen’s grandfather. George V’s mother was Alexandra Princess of Wales, the sister of Nicholas’ mother, Dagmar of Denmark.

Whether they renounced their status because they were forced to or because they chose to, many of these royals took ...

The crown, worn by monarchs as they leave their coronations, was made for the coronation of Elizabeth's father, King George VI, in 1937, according to the website for the Historic Royal Palaces.

The crown -- which contains 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls and four rubies -- was made in 1937 for the coronation of the queen's father, according to Historic Royal Palaces ...