Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles’ wife, Queen Consort Camilla, will not wear the disputed Kohinoor diamond to her coronation at Westminster Abbey in May. The Queen Mary Crown was removed from the Tower of London’s collection and embellished with gems honouring the late Queen Elizabeth II for the celebration on May 6, according to the statement.
Camilla’s crown choice has long been a source of conjecture, with some stories claiming that she wished to wear the crown that Charles’ grandmother, the Queen Mother, wore and which bears the Kohinoor. Fear of reaction over the crown, which is thought to be valued up to $400 million, may have prompted the move.
Furthermore, Camilla’s selection of the Queen Mary Crown for her coronation may be a duplicate of the original. Camilla will be the first consort since the 18th century to reuse a crown at a coronation, another first.
“Her Majesty’s selection of Queen Mary’s Crown marks the first time in recent history that an existing crown, rather than a new commission, will be used for the Coronation of a Consort, in the interests of sustainability and efficiency.” “According to Buckingham Palace.
The Kohinoor, which means “mountain of light,” “In 1911, Queen Mary’s crown was adorned with a cross in Persian. The diamond was then put to the Queen Mother’s crown during the coronation of her and King George VI in 1937. During the Mughal Empire, the Kohinoor was first referenced in writing in 1628.
The Kohinoor diamond passed through the hands of several Central Asian kings before coming into the hands of Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh in 1813. Singh died in 1839, after returning the diamond to India.
Nonetheless, the British were able to obtain the sought-after stone in 1849.
In his latest book, “The King: The Life of Charles III,” Christopher Andersen claims that Camilla received her title after her husband urged that Elizabeth issue a declaration of support for Camilla becoming queen consort in the aftermath of Prince Andrew’s sex abuse case.
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