The most important items used in the coronation are the monarch's two crowns.
If the Queen has only worn St Edward's gold crown once, she is much more familiar with this —— the diamond encrusted Imperial State Crown.
She wore it at the end of her coronation and for most State Opening of Parliament since.
You see it's much smaller, isn't it?
Significantly.
I mean it was the same height.
You know, it would have been up to about there when my father wore it.
I mean it was huge then.
Yes, very unwieldy.
It's difficult to always remember that diamonds are stones, so very heavy.
