1688: St Edward’s Crown, Crown Jewells Collection Tower of London

<div>In the lead up to His Majesty King Charles III Coronation on Saturday 6 May 2023 here on RNIB Connect Radio we are going to take a closer look and explore the history of some of the Crown Jewells that are kept at the Tower of London which will be used during King Charles’ Coronation ceremony. <br> <br> RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined again by Charles Farris, Public Historian from the Tower of London who specialises in the history of the Crown Jewels to give a bit of history and background to a few of the items that will feature in the Coronation ceremony.<br> <br> The next item from the Crown Jewells Collection that Charles will focus on is St Edward’s Crown which is the crown used at the moment of coronation. It was made for Charles II in 1661, as a replacement for the medieval crown which had been melted down in 1649.<br> <br> Charles began by describing to Toby how the crown looks and might feel if we were able to lift the crown up and wear it on our heads before talking more about the history of St Edward’s Crown and how it was modelled on descriptions of the melted down medieval crown.<br> <br> St Edward’s Crown will return to the Tower of London after King Charles III Coronation and will feature in a new exhibition of the Crown Jewells which will open to the public later this summer.<br> <br> You can find out more about the Crown Jewells and the Tower of London by visiting -<br> <a href="https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/#gs.vqv02d">https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/#gs.vqv02d</a><br> <br> <br> Image shows the British Flag. In a white circle in the middle it reads: 'The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III &amp; Her Majesty The Queen Consort', an image of a crown is placed underneath the text with '6-8 May 2023' written below the crown. In the bottom left corner is the RNIB logo. RNIB in capital black letters, underlined with a pink bold line and 'See differently' written beneath it.</div>