The British monarchy is never lacking in history and custom, and the official state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is certainly no exception. Along with lying in state at Westminster Hall and the ...

Queen Elizabeth’s Imperial State Crown, orb, and scepter sat on top of her coffin at her Sept. 19 state funeral service. They were later removed during a committal ceremony at St. George’s Chapel. All ...

The British monarchy is never lacking in history and custom, and the official state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is certainly no exception. Along with lying in state at Westminster Hall, and the ...

The Sovereign’s Orb and the Sovereign’s Sceptre With Cross will be placed on top of the casket. The orb is presented to British monarchs during their coronation. Dating back to Charles II’s coronation ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Sovereign’s Orb and the Sovereign’s Sceptre With Cross will be placed on top of the casket.

Several traditional accouterments were present during Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, including the Imperial State Crown as well as the Sovereign's ...

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey this morning, with the funeral procession currently taking place throughout the streets of the capital. Millions of people have tuned ...

During the committal service for Queen Elizabeth II in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the imperial state crown, orb and scepter were removed from the queen’s casket, and placed on the chapel’s ...

The crown jeweler, left, removes the imperial state crown from the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. (Joe Giddens/Associated Press) During the committal service for Queen Elizabeth II, a particularly ...