A little history about the "Honours of Scotland":
The Regalia was last used for king Charles II´s Scottish Coronation at Scone in 1651, nine years before the restoration to the English Throne. Securely hidden during the Commonwealth, despite all Oliver Cromwell´s efforts to find them, the Scottish Crown Jewels survived his destruction of the rest of the British Regalia. They were later discovered in an oak chest. In 1818, the Prince Regent issued a royal warrant to Sir Walter Scott giving him permission to display the Regalia to the public in Edinburgh Castle, and when as King he visited Scotland 4 years later, the Scottish Crown, Sceptre and Sword were carried in procession before him during his stay in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Crown, personal emblem of the Sovereign, the Sceptre, emblem of royal power, and the Sword, signifying justice, were presented to the present Queen of England, Elizabeth II after a thanksgiving service at St Giles´Cathedral in Edinburgh, on 24 June 1953, during her Coronation visit to Scotland. By the Treaty of Union they cannot be taken out of Scotland.
The Sceptre and a gold rose were presented to King James IV by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, and the Sword of State was a gift from Pope Julius II in 1507. The 4½-lb gold crown is set with semiprecious stones and Scottish pearls.
The crown was remodelled for King James V in 1540, incorporating, he claimed, fragments of Robert Bruce´s crown, made in 1307, seven years before he defeated the British at Bannockburn and won Scotland´s independence.