Last used for Queen Elizabeth II successful 1953, this crown volition beryllium placed connected King Charles III's caput astatine the infinitesimal of his coronation.

Made for Charles II successful 1661, St. Edward's Crown replaced its medieval predecessor that was melted down successful 1649. It's made of coagulated gold and contains rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines. Worth a reported £2.5million, royal correspondent Sharon Carpenter revealed to E! News that the portion weighs 5 pounds. 

While helium was conscionable 4 years aged erstwhile his parent was crowned with the aforesaid diadem, Carpenter said it was "a important moment" successful Charles' life. "It truly stuck with him."

Crafted for the coronation of King George VI successful 1937, this crown replaced the 1 that was made for Queen Victoria successful 1838. Made of golden and containing 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 4 rubies, this portion contains immoderate of the astir celebrated jewels successful the collection: The Black Prince's Ruby, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Cullinan II diamond.

The Imperial State Crown is worn by the monarch arsenic helium departs Westminster Abbey aft the coronation and is besides utilized connected different State occasions because it is simply a batch "lighter" than St. Edward's, Carpenter explained. "It's much on the lines of 3 pounds." 

Made successful the 12th century, the Coronation Spoon is 1 of the oldest objects successful the Crown Jewels and is utilized to anoint the sovereign with beatified oil.

Used astatine each coronation since Charles II was crowned successful 1661, the 530.2-carat Cullinan I—which is the biggest portion of the largest uncut diamond ever recovered astatine 3,106 carats—was added to the Sceptre successful 1910 for George V.

During the ceremony, King Charles volition beryllium presented with objects representing their powers and responsibilities, which is called the investiture. Made successful 1661 and mounted with clusters of emeralds, rubies and sapphires, the Orb is simply a aureate globe surmounted by a rose-cut diamond-encrusted transverse to punctual that the monarch's powerfulness is derived from God.

In summation to the Coronation Spoon, the Sceptre and the Imperial State Crown, the Orb was past seen on apical of Queen Elizabeth II's casket, Carpenter noted. "People are going to beryllium reasoning astir Queen Elizabeth due to the fact that the past clip the royals gathered unneurotic successful this benignant of mode was to accidental goodbye to Queen Elizabeth astatine her ceremonial Westminster Abbey," the royal adept explained. "She's surely going to beryllium connected people's minds and I'm definite we are going to spot assorted different nods to the precocious queen successful assorted antithetic ways."