THE ONLY PERSON WHO WEARED THE QUEEN'S CROWN AFTER HER DEATH: A NON-ROYAL! THE TRUTH THAT MAKES EVERYONE SURPRISED 😱
Even those who know the British royal family often… get this question wrong.
When Queen Elizabeth II dies in 2022, most people think that only King Charles III or senior royals will be able to touch or wear her crown.
But the truth is quite the opposite.
**Not King Charles.
Not William.
Not Kate.
Not even any royal.**
The only person who will wear the Queen's crown after her death…
is a non-royal.
So who is it?
According to royal procedure maintained for centuries, every time a monarch dies, the crown and all royal treasures must be inventoried, inspected and prepared for the next coronation. And only one person is allowed to touch the crown at that extremely sensitive time:
👉 Keeper of the Throne & Royal Treasures (Crown Jeweller) – a senior goldsmith responsible for preserving, inspecting and ensuring the absolute safety of national treasures.
This person's name at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's death was Mark Appleby, a jeweler from Garrard – a company that has been associated with royal treasures for more than 170 years.
Why him?
Only the Crown Jeweler is allowed to hold, lift and adjust the crown during national ceremonies.
When the Queen passed away, he was the one who had to check the condition of the crown and adjust the size to suit the new King Charles III before the coronation.
This is a traditional and top-secret task that requires extremely high expertise.
A shocking moment that few people know
According to industry insiders, Mark Appleby even had to try on the crown to check its balance before handing it over for the coronation. This action has no “honor” element but is purely for technical purposes – but it makes him the first and only person to wear the crown since the Queen’s death.
An interesting detail is that even royals are not allowed to wear it arbitrarily.
No one – including members of the royal family – has the right to touch the crown without the supervision of a Crown Jeweler.
The online community was completely surprised
When this information spread on royal forums, many people were so shocked that they thought it was fake news:
“I thought only kings were allowed to wear crowns!”
“How could a non-royal person touch a treasure estimated to be worth more than 5 billion USD?”
“I can’t believe this is a royal tradition!”
But it’s been true for hundreds of years – and Mark Appleby is just continuing the secretive ritual behind the scenes.