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To: naturalman1975

I believe the gold Sceptre on the coffin is the one that symbolizes parliament?? It is usually laid in parliament when it sits


78 posted on 09/19/2022 4:36:46 AM PDT by RandFan (For some reason I'm interested in politics, particularly the U.S. Senate)
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To: RandFan

I keep seeing Andrew marching ahead of King Charles. Probably not intentional but I do wonder about it.


80 posted on 09/19/2022 4:40:25 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RandFan

There is a Mace that sits on the table in Parliament, but it’s larger than that sceptre.

In fact, that is the Sceptre from the Crown Jewels on the coffin, along with the Orb. The Crown, Sceptre, and Orb together are the most important of the Crown Jewels in symbolising the powers of the Monarch.


87 posted on 09/19/2022 4:48:55 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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From Town & Country:
The sceptre is meant to represent the crown’s power and governance, and has
been used in every coronation since 1661, when it was created for the coronation
of King Charles II.

It's not quite in its original condition, though—in 1910, when King George V,
Queen Elizabeth's grandfather, had the sceptre altered to include the massive,
530.2 carat Cullinan I diamond, the largest cut white diamond in the world.

The second largest of the stones, the Cullinan II, is set into the Imperial State Crown below the irregularly shaped Black Prince's Ruby.

94 posted on 09/19/2022 4:54:06 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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