Weird Contents Of Queen Victoria’s Coffin
The bizarre burial of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria, a name that echoed in nearly half of the world during the 19th Century, is not much of a thought today. But she was a lady of her time.
Victorians, in general, had obsessions with death rituals, and if you would know about the weird contents of Queen-Empress Victoria’s coffin, you would not agree more.
So let’s dive into some morbid contents she instructed to be left in her coffin.
Prince Albert’s plaster cast hand
During her time, she was the longest-reigning monarch laden with responsibilities. Having nine children meant she needed to make final arrangements of her life in secrecy.
Summoning her secretary, Queen Victoria dictated a 12 pages long specific instruction that detailed how she would like to get buried.
The instruction list linked the first item as a plaster cast of Prince Albert’s hand. She wished to get buried with a plaster hand that was fashioned right after his death.
Victoria’s husband’s death at 42 left her devastated — her grieving process proved that. The way she approached grief was quite different, as, after Albert’s death, she did not let the rituals die.
