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Emptying the Jewel House of its regalia, the restored Canada Gate, and a new coronation emblem

St. Edward’s Crown (credit: Westminster Abbey)

One of the most heavily fortified sites in London (the Tower of London, which has its own military detachment living onsite) is going to be stripped of its treasures for the coronation at Westminster Abbey. On that day, May 6, the displays of the Jewel House are going to be bare, aside from an assortment of …