Funeral of Queen Victoria Funeral of Queen Victoria The funeral of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, occurred on 2 February 1901. It was one of the largest gatherings of European royalty ever to take place. In 1897, Victoria had written instructions for her funeral, which was to be military as befitting a soldier's daughter and the head of the army, and white instead of black. On 25 January, Edward VII, the Kaiser and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, helped lift her body into the coffin. She was dressed in a white dress and her wedding
MS Queen Victoria the tradition of Cunard "Queens" being named by royalty. The bottle of champagne did not break upon impact with "Queen Victoria's" hull, which according to nautical superstition is a bad omen. However, a backup bottle was immediately successful. Captain Paul Wright was appointed as the first master of "Queen Victoria" in October 2006. Captain Christopher Rynd became secondary master. Captain Ian McNaught briefly commanded "Queen Victoria" before transferring to Seabourn. "Queen Victoria" undertook her maiden voyage, a 10-day cruise to northern Europe, on 11 December 2007. Following this and a cruise to the Canary Islands, "Queen Victoria" embarked on her