In a few months he will be officially crowned with the St. Edward’s Crown, named after St. Edward the Confessor and traditionally used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century.

The original crown was a holy relic kept in Westminster Abbey, Edward’s burial place, until the regalia were sold or melted down when Parliament abolished the monarchy in 1649, during the English Civil War.

The spectacular crown has a metal base and is made of solid 22 carat gold divided into several parts, including a headband, bows, crosses and several lilies.

The crown is about thirty centimeters high and weighs a whopping 2.23 kilograms.

Due to its weight, it is usually worn only during coronation ceremonies and is replaced by the lighter imperial state crown during royal appearances on subsequent ceremonial occasions.