Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Victoria". Contents Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria is a collection of 13 choral songs by 13 British composers issued on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Queen Victoria in 1899. In 1897-1898 the Master of the Queen's Music Sir Walter Parratt proposed a volume of choral songs modelled on "The Triumphs of Oriana" (1601) as part of the planned 80th birthday celebrations. He recruited 13 British composers, and in 1899 a limited edition of only 100 copies was produced entitled "Choral Songs in honour of Her
Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore Further poets from the Madras Presidency and the Kingdom of Mysore wrote verses describing her beauty, as a result of the youthful image being presented. The diamond jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria was celebrated in Bangalore four months ahead of England. The Wodeyars had issued commemorative flags, as they were grateful that the Kingdom of Mysore was restored to the Wodeyars by Queen Victoria by appointing the mother of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III as the regent of Mysore. Studying the Royal records reveal that Queen Victoria was very concerned about the condition of women and had directed setting up