The coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom will take place on May 6 this year, and all preparations are now in order. Although Camilla, who is queen, had to postpone this week's work because she was positive again, the current situation is not a big problem and will not affect the process of the coronation.
According to the news on February 14, local time, the crown worn by Camilla at the coronation ceremony has been confirmed, and she will use the crown of Queen Mary, the spouse of George V, and will not make a new crown.
This is Queen Mary's Crown, produced in 1911. In recent years, it has been on display in the Tower of London as a collection, but has now been taken out to be modified before the ceremony to make Camilla, 75, as comfortable as possible.
It was reportedly the first time in recent British history that no new crown had been made for the coronation, and "Camilla is trying to follow her husband's lead in achieving sustainable development". It is reported that Charles III still attaches great importance to recycling, such as the flowers used at the banquet, which are also required to be used and decorated in other places.
Queen Mary's crown, inspired by the crown worn by her mother-in-law, Queen Alexandra, at her coronation in 1902 (succeeded to the throne by Edward VII in 1901 and died in 1910), is a palatial round pattern.
The crown was worn twice by Queen Mary, the second time in 1937, when her son George VI was crowned.
Despite wearing "antiques", Camila also needs to add something new in order to be more personal.
Camilla is reported to have asked craftsmen to add the three large diamonds owned by her late mother-in-law Elizabeth II, Cullinan No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, to the crown.
It is said to be "renewed" because the three diamonds were temporarily placed on the crown at the time of the coronation, and then taken down. Later, it was often worn by the queen and made into a brooch. (The picture above is a brooch composed of No. 3 and No. 4, and the picture below is a brooch made of No. 5)
Having these diamonds shine on the crown at her coronation is also considered a way for Camilla to pay tribute to her mother-in-law, and over the years they have been part of Elizabeth II's personal collection.
The Cullinan diamond, the world's largest precious diamond, weighing 3,106.75 carats, was mined in January 1905 in a mine in South Africa and subsequently named after the mine's owner, Thomas Cullinan.
Edward VII obtained the diamond and subsequently commissioned a company to cut it in Amsterdam, dividing it into 9 large diamonds and 96 small diamonds, the largest and most beautiful of which was named "Cullinan 1", also known as the "Star of Africa", weighing 530.2 carats.
The 9 Cullinan were used in different places of the British royal treasures, with No. 1 set on the scepter and No. 2 placed on the King's crown.
Weighing 94.4 carats and No. 4 weighing 63.6 carats, they were originally used on Queen Mary's crown and were later removed.
Weighing 18.8 carats, size 5 was originally designed for Queen Mary and can be worn as a brooch with size 6 or 8, or alone.
Number 7 is part of the emerald necklace, while the smallest number 9 (4.39 carats) is made into a ring.
By the way, Camilla had always been thought to choose the crown that Queen Elizabeth once wore, but probably because of the controversial diamond "Mountain of Light" on it, she simply gave up.
The 105-carat "Mountain of Light" has been claimed by a number of countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. "Times have changed, the king is very sensitive to these issues, as are his advisers", a source explained why Camilla would not easily wear Queen Elizabeth's crown.