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The "wand-like" object used during the Queen's coronation is called a scepter ("sceptre" in British English). In Britain, there are two scepters used for coronations: the Scepter with the Cross and the Scepter with the Dove. The Scepter with the Cross represents the Monarch's temporal authority over affairs of state and government. The Scepter with the Dove represents the Monarch's spiritual authority over the Church of England. The scepters are rarely, if ever, used outside of coronations. Nearly identical scepters are used for the coronation of the Monarch's Consort (the Queen-Consort or the Prince-Consort, currently Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh).

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