View Queen Elizabeth Ii Crown Orb And Sceptre Pics. Elizabeth ii (elizabeth alexandra mary, born 21 april 1926) is queen of the united kingdom and 15 other commonwealth realms. The sovereign's sceptre was set with the first star of.
It represents the crown's temporal authority.
The sovereign's sceptre was set with the first star of. In 2011, elizabeth showed that the crown still had symbolic and diplomatic power when she became the first british monarch to visit the republic of ireland since 1911 (when all of ireland was still part of the. The crown is named after edward the confessor and its' last usage was at the coronation of our current queen elizabeth ii in 1953. Influenced largely by elgar's pomp and circumstance marches 1 and 4, it begins in the key of e major with bright trumpet fanfares before leaping into the famous march section.