Charles' coronation could feature £3.5bn worth of jewels with 'curse' placed on one item
dailystar.co.ukKing Charles III is expected to be officially crowned next year, and in royal tradition, it is set to be a day of pomp and splendour.As is customary, the King's coronation will involve a lot of jewellery, totalling a whopping £3.5 billion, and could even include a "cursed" item that has not been worn by a monarch in more than 100 years.
Speaking of the coronation, leading expert Maxwell Stone told Express.co.uk: "The Crown Jewels contain some of the most precious and famous jewels in the world - including the Coronation Regalia. READ MORE: Harry and Meghan 'not fussed' about royal demotion with 'eyes' on Charles' coronation"Comprised of the sacred objects used during the coronation ceremony, we can expect to see the Coronation Regalia in the near future, during King Charles III's coronation ceremony."Each piece is extraordinary - from the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross, which contains the £400million Cullinan I diamond, to the Sovereign's Ring, which features an octagonal sapphire, overlaid with four rectangular-cut and one square-cut ruby that form a cross."Laced with history, it's incredibly difficult to value the Coronation Regalia.
I'd estimate it to be worth a staggering £3.5billion," the expert added.One of the items set to make an appearance at the coronation is the Crown of the Queen Mother, one of the many crowns owned by the Firm - although this one is shrouded in a rather concerning mythology.The crown contains a gem called the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, meaning "Mountain of Light" in Persian, and the stunning 100-carat gem is said to carry a lethal curse.The diamond was sifted from the sand of India’s alluvial mines thousands of years ago, and, according to Hindu belief, was loved and revered by gods such as.
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