The Crown of Queen Adelaide was the consort crown of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife and Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom. It was used that the coronation of William and Adelaide in 1831. It was emptied of its jewels soon afterwards, was not worn again by Queen Adelaide, and has never been worn since. Crown of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) Reuters image from the Queen Mothers funeral in 2002. ... Queen Adelaide (nee Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen) (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia) (August 13, 1792 - December 2, 1849) was the Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Reasons for creation

Since the 1690s English and British queens consort had been crowned with the Crown of Mary of Modena, first made for the wife of King James II. However criticism of the continued use of this crown had mounted, for reasons of age, size, state of repair and because it was seen to too theatrical and undignified. In the preparations for the coronation in 1831 it was ruled that the Modena crown was "unfit for Her Majesty's use".^[1] Plans were made for the creation of a new consort crown. Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s Years: 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 Events and Trends World Leaders King Christian V of Denmark (1670 - 1699). ... The Kingdom of England has no specific founding date. ... The Crown of Mary of Modena was the consort crown of Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of King James II of England (who was also James II of Ireland and James VII of Scotland). ... James VII and II (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 6 February 1685. ... Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ...

Design

The new crown following British crown tradition in having four half arches, meeting a globe, on top of which sat a cross. The Queen had objected to the standard practice of hiring diamonds and jewels for a crown prior to its use. Instead diamonds from her own private jewellery were installed in her new crown. Following the coronation, the diamonds were all removed, and the crown stored as a shell. Crown of Louis XV It has eight half-arches. ...

Subsequent history

Since Queen Adelaide, all British queens consort have had their own special consort crown made for them, rather than wearing the crowns of any of their precedessors. Later consort crowns were made for Alexandra of Denmark (1902), Mary of Teck (1911) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937). Princess Alexandra of Denmark (December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925) was Queen consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1901–1910. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Windsor, née Bowes-Lyon) (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It is unclear, given the current plan for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of the current Heir Apparent to the British throne, Charles, Prince of Wales, to be Princess Consort of the United Kingdom rather than queen consort, whether she will require any crown, and if so whether she will have a new crown made, or instead opt to use any of the previous crowns. If it is decided that he needs a crown, and it was judged to controversial for emotional reasons her to use either the relatively contemperaneous Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth crowns, it could theoretically be decided to use one of the two consort crowns from largely forgotten consorts of earlier centuries, the Modena crown or the crown of Queen Adelaide.Camilla has no right to wear the Crown of Queen Adelaide. That is a notion that must not be entertained under any circumstances. The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Parker Bowles, née Shand) (born 17 July 1947), styled HRH The Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, is a member of the British Royal Family. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... This article is about royal thrones, for the order of angels by the same name see Thrones. ... HRH The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), the eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is Heir...

Footnote

1. ^  Anne Keay, The Crown Jewels (Historic Royal Palaces, 2002) p.58.

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