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On Saturday, the sixth of May, Charles III will be crowned King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. The event will take place in front of the high altar at Westminster Abbey, and Charles will be seated on the same coronation chair his mother used when she became queen in 1953. One of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world, the coronation chair was commissioned by King Edward I in 1296. It was designed to enclose the Stone of Scone (Scots pronounce it “scoon,” so the two words don’t rhyme). The stone is a 340-pound oblong block of red sandstone, with an inscription of a cross, and two iron rings serving as handles. It’s also called the Stone of Destiny or Jacob’s Pillow Stone. According to at least one legend, this is the stone the Prophet Jacob used as a pillow on his journey to Haran, when he dreamed of a heavenly ladder.