Words.

Reading my etymology over the weekend, I was intrigued to note that the word 'crown' apparently originally derives, via latin, from the Greek corone, or 'crow'. The Crow, an oracular bird, was believed to represent the souls of dead kings and would be consulted for advice. They'd be kept around for live kings to have a chat with their forebears.

It's reassuring to know that when her Maj is sat there enthroned in all the panoply of state that she has such luminaries as Edward I, Richard III and Henry VIII muttering their advice in her ear. I wonder what they're saying?