The crown as a symbol of power and dignity goes back to Roman victory garland, known as a ¨corona¨. The crowns and associated regalia of the Danish kings and queens are exhibited at Rosenborg Castle.

Denmark’s oldest existing crown dates from 1596 and was used by Christian IV. Denmark's crown is Christian V’s crown, which was produced in 1670-71 for Denmark’s second absolute monarch. The crown has been worn by the absolute monarchs from Christian V to Christian VIII during the anointments, and is still used when it is laid on the monarch’s coffin during “castrum doloris”. In graphic form, the crown is part of the Danish Royal Coat of Arms and the national coat of arms. 

In the royal collections are innumerable artefacts that tell the story of the regent as head of state, private person, spouse and parent.

The symbols of the king’s power and dignity were the so-called regalia, the crown, the scepter and the orb carried by the king as power symbols during coronation and anointment ceremonies. The ball-shaped or globe-shaped orb is an old power symbol. The Danish orb is a polished golden ball encircled by a diamond-studded, blue-enamelled gold band. The orb was produced in Hamburg for Frederik III’s coronation in 1648. The regalia also includes the sceptre made for Frederik III’s coronation by an unknown Copenhagen goldsmith. The sceptre is made of gold with enamel and table-cut diamonds. Also from Frederik III’s coronation comes the small ointment jar (called a ¨salvebuddike¨), which is made of gold with enamel and table-cut stones. Like the crown, orb and sceptre, the small jar was used for the anointment of absolute monarchs until 1840. Today, the historical artefacts are kept and exhibited in the treasure chamber under Rosenborg Palace. 

For christenings in the Royal House, the royal baptismal font and the associated baptismal set - with basin, pitcher and candlesticks - are used. The valuable relics have been used in the christenings of all the royal children since the christening of the later Frederik IV in 1671 and, most recently, the christening of TM The King and Queen's twins in 2011.

The baptismal font was produced in Germany around 1660 and is made of partially-gilded silver. On the base of the font are motifs depicting John the Baptist, who baptised Jesus, and above are God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.

The baptismal set consists of a gold baptismal basin together with a pitcher and candlesticks, produced by Hinrich Lambrecht in Hamburg around 1650. The motifs on the baptismal set are The Four Seasons and are thus not religious, which means that the set earlier had another function, possibly as a wash basin among toilet accessories.

The Royal House’s christening gown has been in use since 1870. It was originally made for the later Christian X’s christening from Brussels lace, which his mother, queen Lovisa, had bought in Belgium. Several royal children have since worn the gown and the accompanying christening cap