The Crown of Scotland was placed on Her Majesty's coffin in Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral as her son King Charles and his siblings watched on.

The sombre moment was part of the service in the heart of the Scottish capital this afternoon.

Made from gold, silver and precious gems, the crown is the centrepiece of the Honours of Scotland which are the oldest Crown jewels in Britain and among the oldest in Europe.

The crown was made in its current form in 1540 for King James V of Scotland.

In its earliest form, the crown dates back to 1503, when it was depicted being worn by King James IV.

The Queen had herself held the crown in the same church, St Giles' Kirk just after her coronation.


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Four crowns will appear throughout the events to honor the queen.

* The first is the Crown of Scotland, which is placed atop her coffin as she lies in state in Edinburgh, Scotland on Monday.
The Crown of Scotland sits atop the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II inside St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on September 12, 2022, during a service of Thanksgiving for her life.

* The Imperial State Crown, one of the crowns Queen Elizabeth II wore during her coronation in 1953, will also be placed on her coffin as she lies in state in London.

* The other crown she wore to her coronation, St. Edward's Crown, will be placed on King Charles' head.

* Charles' wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort, will wear the Crown of Queen Elizabeth.

This crown features the The Koh-i-Noor diamond and was given to Queen Elizabeth II's mother in 1937, according to the Historic Royal Palaces.

The diamond was given to Queen Victoria as a condition of the Treaty of Lahore, which ended the first Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, according to Historic Royal Palaces.

Many Indians believe the diamond still belongs to India and that the British stole it, BBC News reports.




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The Crown of Scotland was also used at the coronations of her son James VI who went on to become James I of England and her grandson Charles I in 1633 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The ancient Crown of Scotland is carried on a cushion preceding the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in the St. Giles Cathedral here during the National Service of thanksgiving in June 1953.

The imperial state crown on the Queen.

The Countess of Wessex, the Earl of Wessex, the Duke of York, King Charles III, the Queen Consort, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence during a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the Life of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles' Cathedral.

King Charles III, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin during the procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral.

Huge crowds lined the streets of Edinburgh to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Snipers are pictured on the roof of a building by the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh.

She really didn't do anything to africans it was her cabinet

Hope they will give free visa for people all over the world to attend the queen's burial,..if i come back to this country make i bend

So we are learning British history now, abi Explorers?

When will we start learning Nigerian history? Fear no go allow some people teach it to our children

Austineolisa:
Hope they will give free visa for people all over the world to attend the queen's burial,..if i come back to this country make i bend

Sharp guy! But they are sharper than you sha. Hehehe

Explorers baba

Chaos14:
She really didn't do anything to africans it was her cabinet

did she speak against it or remained silent in agreement ?

Okay

Police and security personnel prepare for the arrival of the hearse carrying the body of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II from Balmoral.

Outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. Thousands of well-wishers are awaiting the arrival of the late monarch's oak coffin which left her beloved Balmoral Castle today beginning a six-hour journey through Scottish towns to the Scottish capital.

mrvitalis:
did she speak against it or remained silent in agreement ?

It doesn't matter. The woman has no fault and I don't blame her for anything. The land you call home today, your forebears fought, killed and maimed others to hold that land down. The Queen is not a democrat. She was the leader of a kingdom, an empire. They don't smile. Everything they did, they did for the good of their kingdom first before considering others. That's how every kingdom was run in the days of old. You complain because your own kingdom was outgunned, outfought, outmaneuvered and then subsequently plundered. It's all part of the package.

Oyo empire, Benin empire, etc were warriors who also killed and plundered other empires. Don't be emotional about it. It's just how the world worked and still works. Your politicians are doing it to you now terrorising, stealing, and killing people via religious intolerance etc. The US is also doing it to the world. Russia is doing it to Ukraine and did it to Georgia. So long as the sun shines, people would always want to rule others.

Farewell mama Charles

Mercury12:
Farewell mama Charles

Make I no talk...

GreyLaw:


It doesn't matter. The woman has no fault and I don't blame her for anything. The land you call home today, for forebears fought, killed and maimed others to hold that land down. The Queen is not a democrat. She was the leader of a kingdom, an empire. They don't smile. Everything they did, they did for the good of their kingdom first before considering others. That's how every kingdom was run in the days of old. You complain because your own kingdom was outgunned, outfought, outmaneuvered and then subsequently plundered. It's all part of the package.

Oyo empire, Benin empire, etc were warriors who also killed and plundered other empires. Don't be emotional about it. It's just how the world worked and still works. Your politicians are doing it to you now terrorising, stealing, and killing people via religious intolerance etc. The US is also doing it to the world. Russia is doing it to Ukrained and did it to Georgia. So long as the sun shines, people would always want to rule others.

Omo u go explain tire

Some dumbos will still choose not to understand o.
Their sentimental set is just blinded by hatred thus it hard for them to reason logically.

GreyLaw:


It doesn't matter. The woman has no fault and I don't blame her for anything. The land you call home today, for forebears fought, killed and maimed others to hold that land down. The Queen is not a democrat. She was the leader of a kingdom, an empire. They don't smile. Everything they did, they did for the good of their kingdom first before considering others. That's how every kingdom was run in the days of old. You complain because your own kingdom was outgunned, outfought, outmaneuvered and then subsequently plundered. It's all part of the package.

Oyo empire, Benin empire, etc were warriors who also killed and plundered other empires. Don't be emotional about it. It's just how the world worked and still works. Your politicians are doing it to you now terrorising, stealing, and killing people via religious intolerance etc. The US is also doing it to the world. Russia is doing it to Ukrained and did it to Georgia. So long as the sun shines, people would always want to rule others.

I am Igbo , we never fought anyone to claim any land ...even the Igbo empire NRI never fought anyone it was a religious empire

Arochukwu had the opportunity to conquer most president day akwa Ibom , rivers but never did

When ndoki founded bonny it was uninhabited ...when jaja founded opobo it was uninhabited

Igbos are not known to fight other people's land

The same colonial fvckers that cut out my ancestors from human development. When people were making discovery in physics, medicen, biology. Cars were produced, train built, aircrafts manufactured...your/my ancestors were slaves, were under forced labour & working day/night in various plantation camps.


Thanks to the Tokugawa Clan in Japan & Meiji Emperor that rejected these wereys when they came to Japan disguising as missionary workers, they rather promoted Confucianism & the Shinto religion.


Cc:
Musicwriter,
A40, &
Havertz10.

Musicwriter is right,
there's nothing good about colonialism.

Look at those snippers.

Sleyk:


Make I no talk...

Abeg talk o...
This is not military regime

Explorers:
Snipers are pictured on the roof of a building by the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh.

I don't understand why they have to position snipers... are they afraid no gooders will try and do something that will shame them.

omenka:
Look at those snippers.

I love guns too

we're meant for each other

RIP Queen Elizabeth

Nna mehnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Queen ElizaIdiot is dead, (always remember that you will die one day and no one can live more than 150yrs)

The woman could have ruled without causing tears to others and stealing other people's nature giving wealth.

mrvitalis:

I am Igbo , we never fought anyone to claim any land ...even the Igbo empire NRI never fought anyone it was a religious empire

Arochukwu had the opportunity to conquer most president day akwa Ibom , rivers but never did

When ndoki founded bonny it was uninhabited ...when jaja founded opobo it was uninhabited

Igbos are not known to fight other people's land

Ndoki and Opobo are not igbos but ijaws

Ok Naa

GreyLaw:


It doesn't matter. The woman has no fault and I don't blame her for anything. The land you call home today, for forebears fought, killed and maimed others to hold that land down. The Queen is not a democrat. She was the leader of a kingdom, an empire. They don't smile. Everything they did, they did for the good of their kingdom first before considering others. That's how every kingdom was run in the days of old. You complain because your own kingdom was outgunned, outfought, outmaneuvered and then subsequently plundered. It's all part of the package.

Oyo empire, Benin empire, etc were warriors who also killed and plundered other empires. Don't be emotional about it. It's just how the world worked and still works. Your politicians are doing it to you now terrorising, stealing, and killing people via religious intolerance etc. The US is also doing it to the world. Russia is doing it to Ukrained and did it to Georgia. So long as the sun shines, people would always want to rule others.

Well said. I wonder how people pretend to be blind to this fact of life.
I use the word "pretend" because if the fortunes were reversed and their forebears were the conquerors, these same people would be feeling quite accomplished and proud of their heritage.
Even in today's world, might is right and only the strong survive. That is the reality of life and evolution.
All the tribalism we witness in our country today, is driven by this same quest for power and dominance and is a source of pride for some people.
Yet you see the same people calling for abolition of a people's monarchy while upholding and taking pride in their own.
They pretend not to know that our African empires were earned by war and plunder not by democratic negotiation.
They think our traditional rulers were elected instead of being from a stock of local warriors who plundered other peoples lands and resources.

What are the snipers doing there?

Explorers:
Snipers are pictured on the roof of a building by the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh.

reminds me of London has fallen

SMGGroup:
So we are learning British history now, abi Explorers?

When will we start learning Nigerian history? Fear no go allow some people teach it to our children

Nigeria was defeated by the British so we are learning the history of conquerors