What’s more, the stone is now set to appear at the King’s upcoming “Scottish Coronation” in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, fuelling yet more discourse.

The coronation of King Charles III will, like that of his mother Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago, feature a historic block of stone with immense symbolic significance - especially to Scotland.

Ian Hamilton, pictured here in 1951 and again in 2008, helped 'repatriate' the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in 1950 and return it to Scotland. (Keystone/Hulton Archive, Martin McNeil ...

The Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, will be moved from Edinburgh Castle to London for the coronation of the new King, it has been confirmed. When Elizabeth II was crowned in ...

Ahead of King Charles III's coronation, subtle markings on the Stone of Destiny uncovered mysterious Roman numerals - XXXV. Now, an expert reveals the meaning of this inscription.

The stone will be used for King Charles III's coronation, as per tradition. It was last used in 1953, after it was brought back from Arbroath, for the coronation of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Yep, while the Stone of Destiny sounds like something you'd find in a Disney fairytale, it's actually very real – and it'll play a huge part in the crowing of King Charles III. Despite ascending ...

The inscription seems to foretell the return of a Scottish ruler. Some Scots thought the prophecy was fulfilled when James VI became king in 1603 after the death of his cousin, Elizabeth I.

In Return Of The King, Sauron is confronted by Aragon following the Battle of Pelennor Fields, who has taken Denethor's stone from Minas Tirith's throne room.