Queen Mary Queen Mary bought the
Art Deco-inspired
crown from
Garrard & Co. out of her own pocket hoping it would become an heirloom worn by future queens consort. It is somewhat unusual for a British crown in that it has eight
half-arches instead of the more typical four half-arches or two arches. It is tall and weighs . The silver-gilt crown has around 2,200 rose-cut and brilliant-cut
diamonds, Mary wore it like this after her husband,
George V, died in 1936. In 1937, the year of
George VI's coronation, the , heart-shaped
Cullinan V was first added to the crown in place of the Koh-i-Noor, which was removed for use on the
Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Queen Camilla Queen Camilla was crowned using the crown at
her coronation in May 2023. Prior to the coronation the crown was partially altered by the Crown Jewellers,
Mappin and Webb. In January 2025, the crown was officially renamed Queen Camilla's Crown. ==Gallery==