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 ...

The crown atop Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is the U.K.’s Imperial State Crown. It is the crown monarchs use for state occasions and after they leave their coronation at Westminster Abbey.

For the official ceremony, the rarely worn St. Edward's Crown, which was made for Charles II in 1661, is used. The Imperial State Crown was made far more recently for George VI's coronation in ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has seen many customs and traditions ... Sitting atop the flag was the Imperial State Crown, ... in 1910 King George V added the Cullinan I diamond to ...