The best pictures of the late Queen’s final journey to Portsmouth

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The best pictures of Queen Victoria’s last journey from Osborne to Portsmouth are melancholy images of the royal coffin being solemnly borne on the Royal Yacht “Alberta”.
The first picture shows the news of the Queen’s death being signalled at Portsmouth.

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The Queen is Dead, flashing the News to all the Warships off Portsmouth by J Nash

The second picture shows the “Alberta” in the harbour.

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Night, the Royal Yacht "Alberta" in Portsmouth Harbour by Charles Dixon

The third picture shows the Catafalque.

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The Catafalque on the Royal Yacht "Alberta" by F C Dickinson

Many more pictures of Queen Victoria can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.

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