Today's funeral marks the last day in the official ... coerced Singh into “gifting” the diamond to Queen Victoria, Dalhousie wrote in a letter in August 1849 to his friend Sir George Couper. “ ...

The state funeral of Queen Victoria of Great Britain was held on 1901. A little over a decade later, the plush Grand Central ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... Lastly she left orders that Abdul Karim be among the principal mourners at her funeral. She was an indomitable monarch who, even at the ...

It was common for individuals to leave instructions for their own funeral, and Queen Victoria was no exception. In fact, she left behind a detailed 12-page manual with her final wishes.

Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. No one except the Queen ...

PRINCESS Kate paid tribute to Holocaust survivors last night in an emotional reception with Prince William. As she reunited ...

A King’s Guard who served during the late Queen’s funeral has been crowned the new ... with the Coldstream Guards and is ...