Cetshwayo had invited Theophilus Shepstone, Native Secretary of Natal, to preside over his installation as king in 1873. The crown for the ceremony resembled a Zulu warrior’s headdress, made of crimson velvet, gold lace and badges from an army officer’s full dress tunic. A short lappet hung on each side and two longer ones were attached at the rear. Ostrich plumes decorated the top, and the central feature was a large crimson-dyed ostrich feather given by Shepstone’s youngest daughter Florence. Cetshwayo presented this feather from the crown as a wedding gift to Florence.