When Queen Victoria died at 81, the queen left secret, detailed instructions on how to handle her body and what items to place in her coffin. There are, indeed, a number of strange Queen Victoria ...

Each item was expertly fastened to Her Majesty's coffin to prevent the crown jewels ... as he carried it to Queen Victoria amid the State Opening of Parliament, according to Express UK.

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A 'one of a kind' see-through coffin was ... to rest wearing a Victorian wedding dress. Pauline Devlin, who was non-verbal ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... Albert's dressing gown and a plaster cast of his hand be placed in her coffin. She also asked for a lock of John Brown's hair and his ...

A 'one of a kind' see-through coffin was ... to rest wearing a Victorian wedding dress. Pauline Devlin, who was non-verbal and never married, had a send-off 'fit for a Queen' as she was processed ...

At 2:30 p.m. local time, the Queen's coffin made the mile-long journey from the Throne Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to nearby St. Giles' Cathedral, escorted by a walking King ...