Fact 212: Who was the first Monarch to be anointed with the Coronation spoon?

Fact 212: Who was the first Monarch to be anointed with the Coronation spoon?

The Coronation spoon was first used to anoint king James I at his coronation in 1603, however the spoon has been apart of the Royal coriation Regalia since 1349 when the coronation spoon was first recorded as preserved among St Edward's Regalia in Westminster Abbey the coronation spoon is thought to have been made for either Henry II or Richard I and is thought to have been used to originally mix water and wine in a chalice. The soon dates back to the 12th century and is 26.7 cm in length. The spoon was used at Charles I's coronation and later was sold by Oliver Cromwell after the civil War basically Oliver Cromwell sold and malted crowns and royal items from the tower of London the coronation spoon was one of the items sold in one piece and it was brought by a Mr Kynnersley for 16 shillings and Mr Kynnersley returned the spoon (personally) to Charles II and Charles II was able to use the coronation spoon it at his coronation.

The coronation spoon is a silver-gilted spoon with four pearls embedded into the stem and is used to anoint the sovereign with holy oil the holy oil is stored in a very impressive egle basically the holy oil is inside the egle and the head comes off and the oil is poured onto the spoon to anoint the Monarch before being crowded.