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The Coronation Regalia of the United Kingdom

Also Known As Crown Jewels
Regalia

The Coronation Regalia of the United Kingdom, commonly called the Crown Jewels, includes St Edward's Crown, the Sovereign's Orb and Sceptres and the Ampulla and Anointing Spoon, all used in the coronation rite administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury inside Westminster Abbey. The rite itself is a religious sacrament of the Church of England, centered on the anointing of the monarch with holy oil before the crowning, so the regalia function as sacred objects of state in the fullest sense, comparable to Japan's imperial regalia and Rome's Ancilia as objects whose religious legitimacy is inseparable from their use.

Facts
Identity
Type
An assembled regalia including St Edward's Crown, the Sovereign's Orb and Sceptre, and the Sword of State. 1
Custody
Current Location
Kept at the Tower of London between coronations. 1
Type of artifact (class)
Regalia 1
Origins
Held By
Used exclusively in the coronation of the British monarch. 1
Connections

Associated With

Church of England, Denominations

This source names Church of England directly: "The rite itself is a religious sacrament of the Church of England, centered on the anointing of the monarch with holy oil before the crowning, so the regalia function as sacred objects of state in..."

Source Liber Regalis (the Westminster coronation order)Anonymous (Westminster Abbey)
United Kingdom, Countries

This source names United Kingdom directly: "The Coronation Regalia of the United Kingdom, commonly called the Crown Jewels, includes St Edward's Crown, the Sovereign's Orb and Sceptres and the Ampulla and Anointing Spoon, all used in the..."

Source Liber Regalis (the Westminster coronation order)Anonymous (Westminster Abbey)

Belongs to Tradition

Christianity, Religions

The coronation rite it is used in is a religious sacrament of the Church of England, centered on the anointing of the monarch with holy oil.

Source Liber Regalis (the Westminster coronation order)Anonymous (Westminster Abbey)

Housed At

Historic Royal Palaces, Custodians & Museums

Related To

Imperial Regalia of Japan, Artifacts & Relics
Sources
1. Liber Regalis (the Westminster coronation order)
Anonymous (Westminster Abbey)on the coronation rite and its regalia
Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024s.v. Crown Jewels, BritishView the Source
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