Stage set for Charles III’s coronation, coronation tomorrow, will the Queen wear the Kohinoor crown?

British King King Charles III Coronation: The stage is set for the formal coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. He will be coronated at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday (May 6). The event will take place 112 years after the coronation ceremony of King George V, great-grandfather of Charles III. Maharaja George V was the only British monarch who later visited India to attend his coronation court in Delhi.

As the stage is set for the coronation of Charles III, the Delhi Durbar, the crown, the Taj and the much-discussed Kohinoor, colonial history and India and its ties are being linked. Once again the discussion has started regarding the Kohinoor diamond and some jewels which are still with the British royal family.

Will Queen Camilla wear the Kohinoor crown?

The coronation ceremony will be attended by guests from all over the world and will be broadcast on various platforms. King Charles III will wear the St Edward’s Crown, while Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown (from the 1911 coronation) without the Kohinoor at the grand event.

A glimpse of the coronation ceremony of Maharaja George V

The ceremony will also feature images from past coronations, notably the 1911 coronations of King George V and Queen Mary, who had strong ties to India. According to the ‘Royal Collection Trust’ website, Queen Mary’s tiara for her June 1911 coronation was acquired from Crown Jewellers, Garrard & Co.

According to the description of ‘Queen Mary Crown 1911’ on the website, it included three large diamonds – the Koh-i-Noor, Cullinan 3 and 4 (also known as the Lesser Stars of Africa), which were later set into quartz crystal replicas. Changed from so that the jewelry could be used in alternate settings.

Six months later, the royal couple arrived in India and attended a spectacular Delhi Durbar, where they were proclaimed the Maharaja and Empress of India. This Durbar (of 1911) was historic for two reasons. This was the only durbar in which the Maharaja himself participated and it was here that the transfer of the royal capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced.

George V was the first British monarch to visit India.

The five-week royal tour from December 1911 to January 1912 was the first time a British monarch set foot on Indian soil. The Delhi Durbar was a formal gathering that introduced the succession of George V as the Maharaja of India. The Delhi Durbar was organized on December 12, 1911.

A new Taj was built for the Delhi Durbar

According to the Royal Collection Trust’s website, since it was against the law to remove any royal insignia from England, it was decided that a new crown would be made for the Delhi Durbar. Garrard designed it. The ‘Imperial Crown of India’ was prepared for Maharaja George V while the ‘Delhi Durbar Taj’ was prepared for Queen Mary.

The trust’s website says the ‘Imperial Crown of India’ has a gilded silver frame and is studded with 6,100 diamonds as well as emeralds, sapphires and rubies. According to the trust’s website, the Delhi Durbar Taj originally had 10 large emeralds set to match the diamond and emerald ornaments.

The 1911 Coronation Durbar and its previous two editions were held at the sprawling Maidan. This ground is today called Coronation Park. There is also a stone pillar here which tells the story of the grand ceremony that took place here.

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