Welcome ceremony for the Stone of Destiny, Westminster Abbey, London, UK - 29 Apr 2023
The Stone of Destiny is pictured inside Westminster Abbey in central London on April 29, 2023 during a welcome ceremony. The stone, an ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy, will play a central role in the Coronation of The King in the Abbey on Saturday 6th May. In 1296, King Edward I brought the stone to Westminster. He placed it within the Coronation Chair, the oak seat he commissioned in 1300-1301 and which has been the centre piece of coronations for more than 700 years. In 1996, the UK government announced that the stone would return to Scotland, but would come back to the Abbey for coronations.
