Armill
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The Armills are a type of bracelet, one of the garments that are included in a regalia
, symbolically known as the bracelets of wisdom and sincerity. Armills have been used in many coronations. The oldest Armills in the British Royal Regalia are those of King Charles II
, the newest belonging to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
.
The term Armills has also historically been used to mean a type of silken stole fastened to the arms, however in England it is currently used to refer to the regalia bracelets.
Regalia
Regalia is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign.The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, 'regal', itself from Rex, 'king'...
, symbolically known as the bracelets of wisdom and sincerity. Armills have been used in many coronations. The oldest Armills in the British Royal Regalia are those of King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, the newest belonging to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
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The term Armills has also historically been used to mean a type of silken stole fastened to the arms, however in England it is currently used to refer to the regalia bracelets.