Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-24
THE QUEENS FUNERAL.

All the royalty of Europe will gather
at the funeral of Queen Victoria. 1t is
believed that simple ceremony will
ne held at Osborne House, and that the
body of the Queen will then be placed
10 the royal yacht and conveyed TO
Portsmouth whence O funeral train will
take the royal dead and the mourning
family to London. For one day The body
of the Queen will lie in state in Windsor
Castle. The funeral will take place at
8 o'clock at night, with the utmost
pomp and ceremony, in 81. Georges
Chapel. The Queen will In ell proba'
bility be buried within ten days at
Frogmore Mausoleum, which she
erected over the Prince Consort Ia
Windsor Park at a cost Of 81 ,000. 600.
the amount having been provided by
her Msjesty herself. 1t was consecrated
10 1852, year after the Princes death.
He was at first laid to rest 10 S..
Georges Chapel, Windsor. The mauso-
leum contains q recumbent statue of
Prince Albert, executed in white marble.
The Queen will be buried beside her
husband. While there is no doubt
about the final resting place OF the
Queen, the funeral arrangements are
subject to any directions she may have
given In her will.
A private funer | service which will b. at.
tended only By the members Of tho royal
family and few family relatives will be
held over the remains OF the Queen this
afternoon. The body still rests in the dining
Nh n nj,
with purple velvet and surrounded By stands
Of flowers. The room has been transformed
into chapel and here the Bishop OF Win
chester will read portions OF the burial ser
vice.
The body of her Majesty will be removed
10 Windsor on February LIST, aud the funeral
will be held on February and. Tho funeral
will be held with full military honors.
1t was the Queens express desire that abe
should have . military funers'. The cues
ton as to whether the body shall lie in state
has not yet been decided.
| All available warships hsye been ordered
| to spithesd on February 1, and it is probably
tho intention to arrange them in double
| line from Cows to Portsmouth and have the
| royal yacht pass between them when the
Queens remains are taken from the Isle Of
Wight to the mainland.
London, Jan. 24.-It 10 learned that tho
body Of the Queen will be brought fron
Portsmouth to Victoria station London and
then transferred to Psddington station on
gun earrisgo for conveyance to Windsor. At
Windsor the remains will sgsin DO lsid on u
gun carriage and taken to st Georges chapel.
A magnificent satin pail is being made with
| the royal arms emblszoned at the corners.
| The outer coffin will be copy OF that used
at the funeral Of the Duchess of Kent. The
second coffin will be of lesd with a she'll Of
cedar. 1t Is possible that the remsins will be
dep's in vault at Westminster Abbey
for short period before being removed from
London.
Windsor, Jan. "a The Queens body win
probably lie In state in the Waterloo Chamber
Of the Castle here. The funeral services will
be held In St Georges Chapel.
Cowes, Jan. 24.-The imperial yacht Bo-
henzollern with the Crown Prince Frederick
Wilhelm on board is expected TO arrive with
naval escort on Saturday. 1t is understood
at the palace that the KAISER will 90 to Berlin
tomorrow, returning in time for the funeral.