Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
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The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres (with either the cross or the dove), orbs, swords, rings, spurs, the royal robe or pall, and several other objects connected with the ceremony.[1]
- About the Crown Jewels of England, and those added since the Union of the Crowns in 1603
Many of these descend directly from the pre-Reformation period and have a religious and sacral connotation.