Alterations to Imperial State Crown for Coronation

Mar. 03, 1953 - Alterations to the Imperial State Crown for the Coronation. of Queen Elizabeth II. Alterations are being carried out to the famous Imperial State Crown which Her Majesty will wear on her drive from Westminster Abbey after the Coronation ceremony. This crown contains the second star of Africa, which is the second largest cut diamond in the world and which weighs more than 300 carats. The work is being carried out by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company at their Regent Street London headquarters and extra precautions have to be taken owing to the extreme value of the items handled. The crown has to be altered in shops before every coronation to fit the head of the new monarch. Photo shows the second star of Africa cut from the Cullinan diamond, which is the centre stone of the circlet

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Alterations Carats Circlet Contains Cullinan Extra Extreme Goldsmiths Handled Majesty Owing Precautions Silversmiths Value Weighs

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