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Crown of Queen Camilla

British crown made in 1911 and altered in 2023

Summary

British crown made in 1911 and altered in 2023

Field	Value
name	Crown of Queen Camilla
image	Queen Mary's Crown.png
image_width	200px
caption	Hand-coloured photograph of the crown published in 1919
nation	United Kingdom
date_made	1911
owner	Charles III in right of the Crown
weight	590 g (1.30 lb)
arches	Up to eight half-arches
primary_material	Gold, silver
cap_material	Purple velvet trimmed with ermine band
stones	Koh-i-Noor (removed), Cullinan III, Cullinan IV, Cullinan V
other_elements	2,200 diamonds

The Crown of Queen Camilla, formerly known as the Crown of Queen Mary until 2025, is a consort crown that is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It was made in 1911 for the coronation of British queen Mary of Teck. Mary thereafter wore it on occasion in circlet form. It was used again, in an altered form, at the coronation of Queen Camilla in 2023.

Description

Queen Mary

Queen Mary bought the Art Deco-inspired crown from Garrard & Co. out of her own pocket hoping it would become an heirloom worn by future queens consort. It is somewhat unusual for a British crown in that it has eight half-arches instead of the more typical four half-arches or two arches.

It is 25 cm tall and weighs 590 g. The silver-gilt crown has around 2,200 rose-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, and originally contained the 105.6 carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, as well as the 94.4 carat Cullinan III and 63.6 carat Cullinan IV diamonds.

In 1914, those diamonds were replaced with crystal replicas for public display, and the crown's arches were made detachable so it could be worn as an open crown. Mary wore it like this after her husband, George V, died in 1936. In 1937, the year of George VI's coronation, the 18.8 carat, heart-shaped Cullinan V was first added to the crown in place of the Koh-i-Noor, which was removed for use on the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla was crowned using the crown at her coronation in May 2023. Prior to the coronation the crown was partially altered by the Crown Jewellers, Mappin and Webb. Alterations included re-setting the crown with the original Cullinan III and IV diamonds, as well as Cullinan V in place of the controversial Koh-i-Noor, as a tribute to Camilla's mother-in-law, Elizabeth II, who wore the diamonds as brooches. The number of arches was reduced from eight to four and the crown fitted with a new purple velvet cap. It was the first time since the 1700s a British queen consort reused the crown of a predecessor. In January 2025, the crown was officially renamed Queen Camilla's Crown.

Gallery

| File:KingGeorgeV QueenMary Coronation1911.jpg | Queen Mary wearing the crown in a coronation photograph, 1911 | File:1914 Queen Mary Autochrome.jpg | Queen Mary wearing the crown without arches, bonnet, or ermine, 1914 | File:Camilla (52877352018) (cropped).jpg | Queen Camilla wearing the altered crown at her coronation, 2023

References

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Keay, Anna. (2011). "The Crown Jewels". Thames & Hudson.
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(1994). "The Crown Jewels". Historic Royal Palaces.
Twining, Edward Francis. (1960). "A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe". B. T. Batsford.
Victoria Ward. (14 February 2023). "Camilla to wear Queen Mary's crown at Coronation without Koh-i-Noor diamond". The Telegraph.
. (14 February 2023). ["Queen Mary's Crown is removed from display at the Tower of London ahead of the Coronation"](https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort-crown-coronation). *The Royal Family*.
Caroline Davies. (14 February 2023). "Camilla to wear recycled crown without Koh-i-Noor diamond at coronation".

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