Imperial Crown of India

There are also considerable risks involved in transporting the historic regalia by sea and land over such a great distance.

[1] The Imperial Crown of India weighs 920 g (2.03 lb) and is set with 6,170 diamonds, 9 emeralds, 4 rubies, and 4 sapphires.

However, the eight half-arches on top, which join at a typical monde and cross pattée, point upwards in the form of a Gothic ogee arch.

George and Mary were not crowned as emperor and empress at the ceremony; the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson, did not think it appropriate for a Christian service to take place in a country where the people were mostly Hindu or Muslim.

[6]The Imperial Crown of India is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.