The story of the stone that must be removed from its place for the coronation of King Charles III

British media said that an ancient symbolic stone called the "Destiny" stone is to be transferred from Edinburgh Castle to London, as part of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.

The story of the stone began after King Edward I seized it, thus acquiring its symbolic value, as it was used for centuries in the installation of Scottish kings, to be reconstituted on the throne of Westminster Abbey in 1296.

The stone is also called a "scone" stone, as the Andy 100 website said, and the stone was returned to Scotland in 1996, many years after Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, which will take place at the coronation ceremony of her son, King Charles III, although not A date for the coronation is yet to be determined, but the Historic Authority of Scotland (HES), which runs Edinburgh Castle, has already announced that the stone will be used for the coronation of King Charles III and that it will be returned to the castle's crown room.

"The stone will not leave Scotland until again to be crowned at Westminster," a statement by the commission on the website said.

The Stone of Destiny is described as a coarse-grained, pink sandstone that is revered as a historical symbol of Scotland's pride and monarchy.

After being removed from Scotland by King Edward I of England in the thirteenth century, the stone was eventually returned to the Scots on Andrew's Day in 1996 knowing that the crowns of Scotland and England were merged 400 years ago.  

In 1950, four students from the University of Glasgow stole the stone and three months later, 500 miles away, it was found in the high altar of Arbroth Abbey. The story of the theft of the Stone of Destiny was also made into a 2008 film of the same name.

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