The sliver-gilt spoon on which chrism rests before the anointing of the British Monarch at the coronation ceremony is known as the only item of the British regalia to survive the destruction of the jewels ordered by the Commonwealth regime in 1649. Those who saw the coverage of the recent Coronation on GB News may recall historian David Starkey saying this.
Fascinating. I didn't know that anointment was limited to such a small number among European monarchs.