St. Edward's Crown & the Queen Consort's Crown, from the Coronation Regalia of the United...

St. Edward's crown is the principal piece of the coronation regalia; used by the Archbishop of Canterbury to crown the new Sovereign; made in 1661 for Charles II; named after Edward the Confessor, King of England (1042-66) whose crown was destroyed in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell in his determination to eradicate all symbols of royalty and kingship; last used for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; the Queen's State crown is used to crown a Queen Consort and was last used in 1937 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI; illustration from the series of Godfrey Phillips cigarette cards produced for the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth;