What to expect at the coronation of King Charles III 04:59. London — The coronation of King Charles III will be steeped in centuries of tradition. At the center of the ancient ceremony is a set ...

But the King will use the original pair last used ... has chosen to be crowned in the crown made for Charles’s great-grandmother Queen Mary for George V’s coronation in 1911.

The original was thought to date back to ... made for the coronation of his grandfather King George VI in 1937. The crown is encrusted with more than 2,800 diamonds and other precious stones ...

After the ceremony, Charles switched to the lighter Imperial State Crown, made for the coronation of his grandfather King George VI in 1937. The crown is encrusted with more than 2,800 diamonds ...

This combined image shows the St. Edward's Crown, left, made for King Charles II's coronation in 1661, and the Imperial State Crown, right, made for King George VI's coronation in 1937.

Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be crowned with an existing crown on Saturday at King Charles III's coronation, but one that has undergone a transformation due, in part, to controversy.. Rather ...

When the monarchy was abolished in 1649, the original crown was destroyed, ... Dating back to 1661, they've been used at every coronation until King George VI’s in 1937.