VODUZ Velvet Crown – Thermal Conditioning Spray

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Once applied, the product and its effects will last for up to 3 shampoos, guaranteeing the hair is protected at ALL times. Features & Benefits:

The crown is worn by the monarch on leaving Westminster Abbey at the end of his or her coronation. [21] It is usually also worn at State Openings of Parliament, although ElizabethII wore a hat in March 1974, June 2017 and December 2019 after snap general elections, and in May 2021; and, in October 2019 she wore the State Diadem, while the Imperial State Crown was carried beside her. [22] Usually, it is taken to the Palace of Westminster under armed guard in its own carriage and placed in the Robing Room, where the monarch dons the Robe of State and puts on the crown before giving the speech to Parliament. If a State Opening occurs before a coronation, the crown is placed on a cushion beside the monarch. In 1689, one week after being proclaimed king, William III wore his crown in Parliament to pass the Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689. [23] When not in use, the Imperial State Crown is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. According to the Royal Collection Trust, the Imperial State Crown was made after English monarchs requested a crown closed by arches, to demonstrate that England was not subject to any other earthly power but their own. The sceptre holds the world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan I, also known as the First Star of Africa. The Imperial State Crown is 31.5cm (12.4in) tall and weighs 1.06kg (2.3lb), and has four fleurs-de-lis alternating with four crosses pattée, supporting two arches topped by a monde and cross pattée. Its purple velvet cap is trimmed with ermine. The frame is made of gold, silver and platinum, and decorated with 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 5 rubies. [18] At the State Opening of Parliament in 1845, the Duke of Argyll was carrying the crown before Queen Victoria when it fell off the cushion and broke. Victoria wrote in her diary, "it was all crushed and squashed like a pudding that had sat down". [13] In 1909, the crown was altered to accommodate the 317-carat (63g) CullinanII diamond, also known as the Second Star of Africa. [14] A faithful copy of the Victorian crown, which had fallen into a poor state of repair, was made in 1937 by the jewellers Garrard & Co. for GeorgeVI. [15] (The empty frame of Victoria's crown survives in the Royal Collection, its monde and cross now sit on the current crown) [16] The Imperial State Crown's inner headband was adjusted and its arches lowered by 1in (2.5cm) in 1953 for Queen ElizabethII. [17] The crown's arches were not restored to their original height for King Charles III but were kept at the same height as they were for Queen Elizabeth. [ citation needed] Description [ edit ] External videosSee the hammer and knife used to make the first cuts to the famous Cullinan diamond, on display in the Jewel House for the first time. Discovered in South Africa in 1905, the diamond is the largest gem-quality uncut diamond ever found at 3106 carats. It was split into nine major stones and 96 smaller brilliants, with the largest two stones featuring in the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross and the Imperial State Crown.

Illustration of the Imperial State Crown published in 1919, digitally altered to resemble its current appearance The Sovereign’s Orb, which features a cross above a globe, is a symbol of Godly power, the monarch being God's representative on Earth.Millar, Oliver, ed. (1972). The Inventories and Valuations of the King's Goods, 1649–51. Walpole Society. p.43. ISBN 095023740X. Part of the Crown Jewels, the gold orb was made for Charles II’s coronation in 1661, and mounted with nine emeralds, 18 rubies, nine sapphires, 365 diamonds, 375 pearls, one amethyst and one glass stone. The orb's three sections represent the three continents medieval rulers believed existed. HenryVII or his son and successor Henry VIII may have commissioned a more elaborate version of the state crown which is first described in detail in an inventory of royal jewels in 1521, and again in 1532, 1550, 1574, and 1597, and was included in a painting by Daniel Mytens of CharlesI in 1631. [5] The Tudor Crown had more pearls and jewels than its medieval predecessor, and the centre petals of each of the fleurs-de-lis had images of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and St George. [6] The crown weighed 2.8kg (7lb 6oz troy) and was set with 168pearls, 58rubies, 28diamonds, 19sapphires, and 2emeralds. [7] [8]