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** Speaking of the Pope, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard#/media/File:Swiss_guards_in_the_Vatican_City,_2010.jpg Swiss Guard] have nice hats to go with their equally-nice uniforms.

* [http://www.saint-mary.net/coptic_faith/pope/ The Coptic Pope].

** The [[wikipedia:Imperial State Crown|Imperial State Crown]] contains over 3,000 jewels, including a 317-carat diamond. It's [[Awesome but Impractical]]; the damn thing apparently weighs a ton and is ''murder'' on your royal neck.<ref>"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" indeed.</ref> The [[wikipedia:St Edward's Crown|St. Edwards Crown]], which is the one normally used at coronations, is heavier.

** Inverted by [[Queen Victoria]], who after becoming a widow decided that her crowns were ''too'' nice (and heavy), and commissioned [[wikipedia:Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria|a small cute one]] in its stead.