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I. THE CORONATION 1

II. THE REGALIA 5

III. THE ROYAL CROWNS 12

IV. THE ROYAL SCEPTRES 25

V. THE ROYAL ORBS 31

VI. THE LESSER REGALIA 34

VII. THE KING’S PLATE 41

VIII. THE GREATER GEMS IN THE JEWEL HOUSE 53

IX. THE THRONE OF ENGLAND 59

X. THE REGAL VESTMENTS 64

APPENDICES

A. LIST OF THE CROWN JEWELS AND PLATE IN THE
JEWEL HOUSE, TOWER OF LONDON, A.D. 1919 73

B. THE CORONATION SERVICE (SUCH
PORTIONS AS ARE CONCERNED WITH THE REGALIA) 74

C. KEEPERS OF THE REGALIA 80

INDEX 83

LIST OF PLATES

HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. (_frontispiece_)

I. ST. EDWARD’S CROWN

II. THE IMPERIAL STATE CROWN

III. THE IMPERIAL CROWN OF INDIA

IV. THE CROWN OF QUEEN MARY OF MODENA, CONSORT OF JAMES II.

V. THE DIADEM OF QUEEN MARY OF MODENA, CONSORT OF JAMES II.

VI. THE STATE CROWN OF QUEEN MARY, CONSORT OF GEORGE V.

VII. THE PRINCE OF WALES’ CROWN

VIII. THE KING’S ROYAL SCEPTRE

IX. THE QUEEN’S SCEPTRE WITH THE DOVE

THE KING’S SCEPTRE WITH THE DOVE

X. THE QUEEN’S IVORY ROD

ST. EDWARD’S STAFF

XI. THE KING’S ORB

XII. THE QUEEN’S ORB

XIII. THE AMPULLA

XIV. THE ANOINTING SPOON

XV. THE JEWELLED STATE SWORD

THE SWORD OF STATE

“CURTANA” OR SWORD OF MERCY

XVI. QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SALT-CELLAR

XVII. THE BRACELETS

ST. GEORGE’S SPURS

XVIII. SERJEANT-AT-ARMS’ MACE