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| 'Queen Victoria in Her Coronation Robes' (1838) by Charles Robert Leslie; Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
I had already chosen a historical event for today, together with a painting, so I didn't have to go and search for an artist. On Saturday 2nd of February, 1901, the funeral of Queen Victoria was held in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following the instructions she had written down in 1897. She wanted her funeral to be military and white instead of black. She was put in her coffin dressed in a white dress with her wedding veil. If you are interested in reading about Queen Victoria, the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Britain, click here. Numerous portraits have been made of the Queen and I chose her in her beautiful coronation robes, portrayed by the English painter Charles Robert Leslie.
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