The silver crown is set with diamonds.
Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and seed pearls are peppered through the design.
And the red velvet cap inside would be fit to cushion the head of a monarch.
Scrutiny of Britain’s royal family was supercharged this past week by the announcement of King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis, which followed the hospitalization of Catherine, Princess of Wales, in January.
But while the modern monarchy finds itself under a sometimes unwelcome microscope, the dolls’ house has for a century allowed visitors to peer inside the rooms of a palace — albeit at a tiny scale.
Persons:
Mary’s, King Charles III’s, Catherine , Princess of
Organizations:
Imperial State Crown
Locations:
Windsor Castle, London, Catherine , Princess of Wales