At King Charles III's coronation on May 6, he will officially be crowned the country's sovereign in a religious service at Westminster Abbey. But the ceremony will actually involve two crowns. The ...

Charles will wear the Imperial State Crown as he leaves Westminster Abbey. It was made for the coronation of George VI in 1937, closely modeled on a crown made for Queen Victoria in 1838.

The St Edward’s Crown was made for King Charles II’s Coronation in 1661 and has been used to crown seven monarchs over the past 362 years, including Elizabeth II in 1953.