NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Imperial Crown of India

eThe Imperial Crown of India is housed with but not part of the British Crown Jewels. It was created for George V as Emperor of India to wear at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. The need for the new crown Image File history File links Artists drawing of the Imperial Crown of India. ... Image File history File links Artists drawing of the Imperial Crown of India. ... Coronation Chair and Regalia of England The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Imperial Crown of India Signature of King Edward VIII The R and I after his name indicate king and emperor in Latin (Rex and Imperator). The title Empress of India was given to Queen Victoria in 1877. ... Delhi Durbar means Court of Delhi which took place in 1911. ... A crown is a symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a god, for whom the crown is traditionally one of the symbols of power and legitimacy (See Regalia for a broader treatment). ...

lay in the fact that the crown jewels themselves are forbidden to leave the United Kingdom by law.

King George and Queen Mary travelled to Delhi for the Durbar service, proclaiming them as Emperor and Empress of India to the princes of India. The King was not crowned at the service because the Archbishop of Canterbury did not think it suitable for a Christian religious service to take place in a Hindu country. Therefore the King wore the crown as he entered the arena where the Durbar took place. Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Crown Jewellers created the crown at the cost of £60,000. It weighs 34.05 ounces (0.97 kg) and is set with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and 6,100 diamonds. The considerable weight of the crown led King George to complain after the Durbar that his head hurt.

It is the only Crown of a British Sovereign with eight half arches, in the manner of Continental European crown jewels, departing from the British tradition of the Crown having four half arches.

It can be viewed in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, alongside the other crown jewels. The Jewel House in the Tower of London is both a building and an institution. ... The Tower of London, seen from the River Thames, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ...

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Categories: British monarchy | Crowns | British rule in India The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts that in a way represent the reigning royal family of their country of origina. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ... A queen regnant is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Members of the British royal family A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ...

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