Steti Miniature Coronation Crown, Crown of Adelaide, wife of King William IV 1831

The Crown of Queen Adelaide was the consort crown of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife and Queen consort of King William IV of The United Kingdom. It was used that the coronation of William and Adelaide in 1831. It was emptied of its jewels soon afterwards, was not worn again by Queen Adelaide, and has never been worn since.

The crown following British crown tradition in having four half arches, meeting a globe, on top of which sat a cross. The Queen had objected to the standard practice of hiring diamonds and jewels for a crown prior to its use. Instead diamonds from her own private jewelry were installed in her new crown. Following the coronation, the diamonds were all removed, and the crown stored as a shell.