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Why this ancient stone is so essential to the new king?

The countdown is on; the royal clock is ticking. In six days, the time has come, and the preparations for the coronation of the century are in full swing!

Blue with anticipation: Buckingham Palace has released this new photo of Charles and Camilla for Coronation week.

The ceremony is meticulously planned, and many coronation rituals must be considered and planned.

And, while the first Royal fans have already pitched their tents in London and Charles and Camilla's robes are being sewn by hand, the organizers are transporting many historical and, above all, symbolic objects to Westminster Abbey, where the coronation will take place on May 6, 2023.

Charles and Camilla's robes are hand sewn.

And one of the most important ones has now arrived from Scotland after a long journey: the Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny.

What sounds like a hidden treasure from an Indiana Jones film is a 300-pound sandstone on which British monarchs have been crowned for centuries.

Charles and Camilla's robes are hand sewn.

Now more than a quarter of a century later, he has returned to England, where he played a vital role in the coronation of Charles III. will play.

The origins of the stone are not partially clear...

However, according to Celtic legend, the stone was once the pillow on which the biblical progenitor Jacob rested in the ancient Israelite sanctuary of Bethel when he had a vision of the ladder to heaven. From there, the stone was said to have been taken to Egypt, Sicily, and Spain before it was found around 700 BC and reached Ireland. Finally, it is said to have been placed on the hill of Tara, where the ancient kings of Ireland were crowned before the Celtic Scots brought it to the village of Scone. Legend has it that the stone was confiscated by Edward I in 1296 and placed in Westminster Abbey.

The Destiny Stone is set at the coronation of King Charles III., an important role. 

David Breeze, Professor of History and Archeology at the University of Edinburgh, thinks it's more likely that the sandstone has always been in Scotland. He revealed this to Times Radio. Which story corresponds to the truth still needs to be questioned.

Indeed, however: The big shock came at Christmas 1950.

On December 26, the British woke up to find: The Destiny Stone had been stolen from Westminster Abbey. It wasn't just the theft of a historical stone; it was the theft of a tradition. Every English monarch of the past 600 years (except Mary I in 1553) has been crowned on this stone. According to ABC News, the stone was found a few months later in Scotland, 800 kilometers away. In 1996 it was decided that the stone would be permanently in Scotland, and has since been transported to Westminster Abbey for every coronation.

Britain's new King: Charles III, the eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth, will be crowned in London on Sunday, May 6th.

So, for Charles, this ancient stone is almost as important as the crown on his head on the day of his coronation.

A service was held there last Saturday in honor of the arrival of the Destiny Stone.