Charles III has been crowned King at Westminster Abbey. Follow live updates: (📸 Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
The literal crowning moment of the ceremony is reached as the Archbishop of Canterbury lowers St Edward’s Crown onto the head of King Charles.
All the talk about a coronation revolves around this moment, when that 17th-Century crown, a flurry of gold and jewels, is put upon the monarch’s head. It’s only used for this occasion, before returning to the Tower of London. It’s about 30cm high and close up it looks slightly bigger than you might expect, an unmissable display of wealth. It holds 444 separate jewels and gemstones, including sapphires, rubies, amethysts and topaz.What does King Charles think at this moment? The last person to have experienced this was his mother, 70 years ago.
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