the crowns that Carlo will wear and the diamonds of discord – Corriere TV

Elizabeth II with the imperial crown resting on the head of the young sovereign, after that of St Edward the Confessor. It is the image that returns the meaning of the role of symbols on May 6th. The heart of the King’s coronation at Westminster Abbey on 6 May in fact, it will be a ritual punctuated by many real symbols. It’s the Regalia, the Crown Jewels which have been used for each since the seventeenth century solemn coronation in London.

From the seventeenth century because with the exception of the golden spoon which will also be used for the consecration of Charles, they were re-forged after the brief republican period. Kept in the Tower of London, they contain the very meaning of the ritual that will usher in the new Carolingian age. (edited by Enrica Roddolo and Valentina Baldisserri)