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.
Fascinating. I didn't know that anointment was limited to such a small number among European monarchs.
Fascinating. I didn't know that anointment was limited to such a small number among European monarchs.