To Korol Charles III shaped a new sword

The British king Korol Charles III will receive the new ceremonial sword called in honor of his mother of Elizabeth II. About it reports British TV channel "Sky News". New symbol of the power shaped instead of a sword which in 1507 the Pope Yuli of II presented to the king Scotland to Yakov IV. Old sword decided not to use any more in official ceremonies as it strongly wore out for the last 500 years. According to the armorer Dennis Mark, at production of the Sword of Queen Elizabeth he was inspired by the Scottish landscapes and a thistle — one of symbols of this region. Production of a sword cost 22 thousand pounds sterling...