The
military state funeral of Queen Victoria is held in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Queen
Victoria's funeral was one of the earliest events recorded by British Pathe.
After 63 years on the throne, Victoria died at the age of 81 at Osborne House
on The Isle of Wight as the longest reigning monarch in history, ruling from
1837 to 1901. She saw ten Prime Ministers come and go.
She had left detailed
instructions on how she wanted her funeral, including a list of items that she wanted
in the coffin with her, such as her late husband’s dressing gown, some photos,
and her wedding veil placed over her face. Her coffin was carried by a gun
carriage and pulled by eight white horses, to honor her request for a white
military funeral.
She became queen at an early age (18) after her father and three uncles died at early ages. Her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840 produced nine children, most of whom married into other royal families. The death of her husband at the young age of 42, left her in a deep depression and she wore mourning black for the rest of her reign.
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| Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their Wedding Day. |
She is credited for the famous quote "We are not amused" and for her influence on wedding fashion. While she was not the first royal bride to wear a white gow, she was the first to wear one in the age of the newly developed science of photography, making her white wedding dress world news. Her style still influences wedding gown designs today.
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