The Sceptre with the Dove symbolises the spritual authority of the Monarch under the Cross. The Sceptre with the Cross, another sceptre in the Crown Jewels, represents temporal or lay authority. During the coronation, the Monarch holds the Sceptre with the Dove in the left hand and the Sceptre with the Cross in the right while the Archbishop of Canterbury places St Edward's Crown on his or her head.
The Sceptre with the Dove, and the other Crown Jewels, may be found on display at Jewel House in the Tower of London.
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