Crown of George, Prince of Wales
The Crown of George as Prince of Wales (English Coronet of George, Prince of Wales) was made 1901-1902. It was made on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII for his son, the then Prince of Wales and later King George V , in order to be able to wear it at the coronation. It corresponds to the style of English crowns, but in contrast to the royal crown, it has only one continuous bow.
It was worn in 1911 at the coronation of George V by his son Eduard as the next Prince of Wales. When the latter abdicated as King Edward VIII in 1936, he illegally took the crown with him into French exile, where it remained until his death in 1972 and then returned to Great Britain. Therefore, a new crown had to be made for the investiture of the next Prince of Wales, Charles in 1969. Today it is kept in the Tower of London.