Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the crown used for the Coronation of Queen Camilla now has a brand new name.
Exactly two years after Her Majesty was crowned, Buckingham Palace confirmed quietly that the historic gem used for the Coronation will now bear the name of Queen Camilla.
The crown was originally used for the Coronation of Queen Mary in 1911. In January 2025, a subtle change was made on the website of the Royal Collection Trust, with the gem appearing as Queen Camilla’s Crown.
However, on the anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla the new name was given its biggest audience yet.
As Buckingham Palace revealed details of the Coronation State Portraits, two years to the day since the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, it described the diadem used as Queen Camilla’s Crown.
That is now officially the name of the piece which is usually kept in the Tower of London.
And it’s fulfilled a publicly stated desire of Queen Mary, the great grandmother of King Charles III.
She bought the crown herself from Garrard and Co, hoping it would become an heirloom used for the Coronations of future consorts. Until then, it had been usual for queens consort to have their own crowns.
The newly named Queen Camilla’s Crown is made of silver gilt and was rather unusual as it had eight half arches – British crowns usually have four half arches. Queen Camilla had the number revised to four for her Coronation.
(© His Majesty King Charles III 2025. Photograph: Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd._
It is covered in over 2,200 rose cut and brilliant diamonds and contains the Cullinan V diamond. Originally, the Crown contained the Koh-i-Noor diamond but this was later removed and used in the Crown worn by Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) for her own Coronation in 1937.
Queen Camilla had some alterations made to the Crown with the addition of the Cullinan III and Cullinan IV diamonds.
Its name was officially changed in 2025 and from now on, it is known as Queen Camilla’s Crown.
