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The stone is returning to England for the first time in more than a quarter of a century, where it will play a key part in the coronation.

The duties include bearing the regalia in the procession through Westminster Abbey and presenting the items to the King and Queen Consort

The so-called crowndels feature a likeness of St Edward’s Crown, which will be used to crown the King at Westminster Abbey on May 6.

Buckingham Palace has revealed the date for the monarch’s ‘slimmed down affair’

Toilet paper was stolen from Westminster Abbey the night before Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation, archives have revealed. A book outlining the detailed planning and preparation that went into the 1953 ceremony, states: “It was found, early on Coronation day, that much of the lavatory paper had been removed.” The document…

THE Stone of Destiny will return to England for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to play a key part in the coronation ceremony.

Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of Westminster Abbey.

The stone was officially returned to Scotland 700 years after being seized by King Edward I of England in 1296.

The first recorded use of the stone was in 1057, when Macbeth’s stepson Lulach was proclaimed king