The coronation of King Charles III will, like that of his mother Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago, feature a historic block of stone with immense symbolic significance - especially to Scotland.
So much so, it was once 'stolen' from Westminster Cathedral by University of Glasgow students who were determined it should be returned to Scotland. The Stone of Destiny - also known as the Stone of Scone or the Coronation Stone - was a sacred ancient symbol of Scotland’s monarchy.
Some Scottish legends say the block of rock is actually the biblical Stone of Jacob from the Book of Genesis. According to the Old testament, Jacob was using the stone as pillow a when he had his famous vision of a stairway leading to heaven, which became known as Jacob's Ladder.
