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Orb and Sceptre was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain, [3] and Walton obtained permission to dedicate the piece to the Queen, a considerable honour, as such permission was rarely granted. [4] Walton said that he had taken the title of Crown Imperial from a speech in Shakespeare's Henry V:
The globus cruciger (Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also known as stavroforos sphaira (Greek: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) [1] or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages , used on coins , in iconography , and with a sceptre as royal regalia .
The sceptre holds a piece of the world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan I, also known as the First Star of Africa. The diamond was mounted on the baton in 1910.
Typically, the orb is presented to the monarch toward the end of the coronation ceremony, and is held in their right hand before being placed on the altar so they can accept the two sceptres.
In the First Persian Empire, the Biblical Book of Esther mentions the sceptre of the King of Persia. "When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter." —
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The march was played, as was a new work by Walton – Orb and Sceptre – at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. [17] Crown Imperial was performed as a recessional piece at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011, [ 18 ] and was among the music played in Westminster Abbey before the service for the ...