It was permanently set with semi-precious stones ahead of the coronation of George V in 1911. Until the early 20th century, the crown was decorated with rented stones that were returned after the coronation, according to the Royal Collection Trust.
In recent days, the stone was temporarily removed from its current home at Edinburgh Castle in a ceremony overseen by Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, then transported to the abbey, where a special service was held to mark its return. In 1996, Prime Minister John Major returned the stone to Scotland, with the understanding that it would come back to England for use in future coronations. Before that time, it was used as the coronation stone for Irish kings. Fergus Mor MacEirc, the founder of Scotland’s royal line, reputedly brought the stone with him when he moved his seat from Ireland to Scotland around 498, Westminster Abbey said. The stone’s history goes back much further, however.
Abbott slept in this chair 5-6 July 1800.”Įdward I had the chair built specifically to enclose the Stone of Scone, known by Scots as the Stone of Destiny, after he forcibly took the artifact from Scotland and moved it to the abbey in the late 13th Century. The gold has long since worn away and the chair is now pocked with graffiti, including one message that reads “P. The 2.05-meter (6 feet 9 inches) tall chair is made of oak and was originally covered in gold leaf and colored glass. The chair has been part of every coronation since 1308. The crown will be placed on Charles’ head as he sits in the Coronation Chair suspended over the Stone of Scone (pronounced “scoon”) - the sacred slab of sandstone on which Scottish kings were crowned.
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