5/24/2023 0 Comments Spoon anthology![]() ![]() ![]() The ceremonial spoon is believed to have been supplied to Henry II or Richard I and is the only piece of royal goldsmiths’ work to survive from that century. The Coronation Spoon was first recorded in the Royal Collection more than 600 years ago, in 1349, and has been used in every crowning ceremony of a British monarch since James I in 1603.ĭating back to the 12th century, it is the oldest paraphernalia used in coronations. But the only surviving relic from the tumultuous medieval period is an unlikely candidate.Ī small silver gilt spoon is the only known artefact preserved from St Edward’s Regalia and it is set to play a major part in the Coronation of King Charles. The British monarchy has endured abdications, insurrections and myriad wars. ![]()
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