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 Although the ship burns heavy fuel, it uses low-sulphur fuel in certain jurisdictions. MS Queen Victoria MS "Queen Victoria (QV") is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line and is named after the British Monarch Queen Victoria. "Queen Victoria" is of the same basic design as other Vista-class cruise ships including "Queen Elizabeth". The external and internal designs are more in keeping with Cunard's style and at , and is the smallest of Cunard's ships in operation. "Queen Victoria"s facilities include seven restaurants, thirteen bars, three swimming pools, a ballroom, and a theatre. Unlike many previous Cunard ships,