Royal videos have been creating a sensation on TikTok lately.
Now it’s Queen Elizabeth’s turn.
“It’s significantly contributed to the success of her reign.”
Immediately, Elizabeth picks up thisBritish Crown Jewelwith her bare hands and plunks it down closer.
“This is what I do when I wear it,” she says, beaming.
She then rotates the crown so she can view the Black Prince’s ruby.
Liked over 200,000 times, viewers were charmed by the queen’s playful reaction.
“She looked like a kid grabbing a bowl of candy there,” wrote one user.
“‘MINE!'”
She’s actually funny," commented another.
“The way she just man handles the thing like it’s a party hat.”
As the queen, Elizabeth is one of three individuals permitted to touch the crown.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Crown Jeweler are the only others, perCNN.
The clip comes from a 2018 BBC documentary commemorating the 65th anniversary of the monarch’s coronation.
When her father, George VI, wore it, the crown was a bit taller.
But once you put it on it stays.
I mean it just remains on."
However, Elizabeth did note that she had to be cautious when wearing the crown.
According to theTower of London, the crown also includes 269 pearls.
“But they’re not very happy now,” the queen told Alastair Bruce, perThe Telegraph.
“The trouble is that pearls are sort of live things, and … they need warming.”
Pearls are one of Elizabeth’s favorite types of jewelry to wear.
Besides being a look frequently associated with queens, pearls are also a family tradition.
