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.

LONDON – The majestic Imperial State Crown sits atop the queen’s flag-draped coffin as the queen lies in state in Westminster Hall, along with her scepter and orb.

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 ...

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin has been adorned with her Imperial State Crown, Sovereign’s Orb, and Sovereign’s Sceptre, which will be removed from their resting place before her final committal ...

The Imperial State Crown, scepter and orb were all prevented from falling when atop of the coffin because there’s a mount attached to the casket under the flag. The mount was made by Colin ...

A closeup view of coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, with the Imperial State Crown and orb and scepter resting on top of the Royal Standard, being carried into Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022.

The Orlov diamond from the Imperial Scepter of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, 17th century. Found in the Collection of The Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation, Moscow.

LONDON – The majestic Imperial State Crown sits atop the queen’s flag-draped coffin as the queen lies in state in Westminster Hall, along with her scepter and orb. The crown, the same one the young ...

Shouts reverberated inside the 17th-century St. John Cathedral in Nicosia, Cyprus, as Chrysostomos II took hold of an imperial scepter, a symbol of the Cyprus archbishop.

An imperial scepter with a carved flower and a globe, and a number of glass spheres, believed to be a symbolic representation of the Earth, also were discovered.

Holding the sceptre in the right hand, and the orb in the left hand, a Russian monarch would seat himself on the throne in the final part of the Russian coronation ceremony. The first tsar to use ...