Most of the regalia was recreated for Charles II’s coronation on 23 April 1661.

St Edward’s Crown, the Crown of England, which weighs nearly five pounds, the hollow gold Orb, the Sceptre with the Cross, Sceptre with the Dove, and the Ring. First colour photograph ever published of the regalia. United Kingdom Government – Illustrated magazine, 13 December 1952, p 14.

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