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The Funeral of His Late Royal Highness the Prince Consort: reception of the body of the..., 1861. Creator: Unknown.
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The Funeral of His Late Royal Highness the Prince Consort: reception of the body of the Clergy at the entrance of St. George's Chapel, 1861. On 23 December '...the remains of the late Prince Consort were interred in the last resting-place of England's Sovereigns - the Chapel Royal of St. George's, Windsor. By the express desire of his Royal Highness the funeral was of the plainest and most private character; but the chief men of the State were assembled to do honour to his obsequies, and by every sign of sorrow and mourning the nation at large manifested its sense of the loss which it had sustained...The mourners alighted at Wolsey's Gateway and walked through the choir into the nave, where they met the body, entering the chapel at ten minutes after midday...The pallbearers having assumed their office, the procession now moved very slowly down the south aisle...the choir chanting "I am the resurrection and the life." On arriving at the western door the procession...advanced up the centre of the nave towards the choir. This was, perhaps, the most impressive part of the ceremonial for a spectator. The solemnity of the musical service, and the almost imperceptible motion of the bier as it approached the Royal vault, were peculiarly imposing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.
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HRM23B24_439
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29,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,6cm x 22,4cm / 3852 x 2651 (300dpi)