| JEWELS | Crown -; symbols of the British monarchy that are held in the Tower of London (6) |
| CROWNJEWELS | Symbols of the British Monarchy |
| MAYPOLE | Decorated vertical pole that are held by dancers celebrating May Day (7) |
| STONE | - of Scone; ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy that was used in the coronation ceremonies of its kings (5) |
| THISTLE | Symbol of the British nation, not that it will crumble, all may conclude? (7) |
| NEPAL | Monarchy that became a republic in 2008 |
| TONGA | Pacific monarchy that also observes the Anzac Day holiday |
| BIGBEN | The clock in the tower of the Houses of Parliament, London (3,3) |
| RAVENS | Birds kept in the Tower of London (6) |
| YEOMAN | Warder in the Tower of London |
| ARROWS | What are held in a quiver? (6) |
| IBISES | Birds that were symbols of the Egyptian god Thoth |
| MENAGERIE | Meaning "household", collection of captive, typically exotic beasts, such as that formerly held in the Tower of London that included leopards or lions, a polar bear and an elephant (9) |
| RUDOLFHESS | Who was the last prisoner held in The Tower of London? (6,4) |
| LAIRDS | 500 Roman dens are held in Scotland by landed proprietors |
| EGRETS | "Great" symbols of the National Audubon Society |
| KINGS | "The Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy" tells the story of the visits of speech therapist Lionel Logue to Sandringham to help George VI with his annual speech (4'1) |
| ELBOWSTAND | Balancing pose in which the legs are held in the air |
| ARSE | The end of the British monarchy? |
| ZED | The end of the British monarchy? |
