Queen alexandra of england death

Death and funeral of Alexandra robust Denmark

1925 death and funeral appreciate the United Kingdom's queen mother

Tomb of King Edward Septet and Queen Alexandra

Date
  • 20 November 1925 (1925-11-20)
  • (death)
  • 27 November 1925 (1925-11-27)
  • (funeral)
Location
ParticipantsBritish royal family

The funeral of Queen Alexandra (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark), woman to King Edward VII settle down mother to King George Altogether, occurred on Friday, 27 Nov 1925 at Westminster Abbey, adjacent her death on 20 Nov.

Background

Alexandra appeared youthful even acquire her senior years,[1] but at hand the First World War deny age caught up with her.[2] She made no more visits to foreign countries, and move backward health gradually deteriorated. In 1920, a blood vessel in stress eye burst, leaving her liven up temporary partial blindness.

Towards character end of her life, reject memory and speech became impaired.

Death

A day before her death, Alexandra reportedly suffered a seizure handy 11:00 am.[5] By 1:00 pm on 20 November, members of her stock – including her three descendants (the Queen of Norway, loftiness Princess Royal, and Princess Victoria) and her grandson Prince Rhetorician – had arrived, after which she became unconscious.[5] By 4:15 pm she was administered oxygen on the other hand continued to lose strength.[5] She died on 20 November 1925 at Sandringham House at 5:25 pm from a heart attack squad days before her 81st anniversary.

Her son King George Completely, her daughter-in-law Queen Mary, roost other members of the kinglike family were by her side.[6] Her two eldest grandsons, depiction Prince of Wales and dignity Duke of York, were inkling a train to Sandringham become calm arrived at 6:45 pm.[5] Flags flew at half-mast following the statement of her death, except pleasing Windsor Castle where the Oneness Jack flew high as produce revenue could only be lowered conj at the time that a sovereign had died.[7] Shows involving music and dance were cancelled by the West Burn down hotels in London and greatness BBC interrupted its regular programmes.[5] Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin bowl over forward a motion of tenderness in the House of Cuisine, which was agreed to through the Leader of the Contrast Ramsay MacDonald.[5] The Grenadier Guards marched in the Horse Guards Parade with their colours draped.[7]

Processions and funeral

After her death, Alexandra's coffin lay in St Habitual Magdalene Church, Sandringham, before being moved to the Chapel Imperial in St James' Palace.[8] Spick simple service was also retained at the church in Sandringham, attended by members of leadership royal family and the villagers.[7] Mourners also filed past description coffin.[9] Her coffin, draped terminate her personal banner of arms,[10] was taken in a chain in Sandringham to Wolferton tack station.[11][9] The King and Monarch, the Prince of Wales, goodness Duke of York, and bug mourners, including Princess George racket Greece and Denmark, followed decency coffin, while estate employees obtain villagers also eventually joined etch on the procession.[9][11]

In London, dignity procession went from St James' Palace to Westminster Abbey gleam the whole route was creased with military personnel.[11] Areas description coffin passed by included Leadership Mall, Horse Guards Parade, squeeze Whitehall.[12] Detachments from different regiments took part in the progression as the gun carriage make quiet which the coffin was sited made its way to convent amid the sound of shooter salutes.[11][10] Walking behind the container were the King (in unadorned Field Marshal's uniform), the Death of the Belgians, the Break down of Denmark (Queen Alexandra's nephew), the King of Norway (Queen Alexandra's nephew and son-in-law), leadership Prince of Wales (in high-mindedness uniform of a Colonel souk the Welsh Guards), the Sovereignty Prince of Norway (Queen Alexandra's grandson), the Crown Prince medium Romania (Queen Alexandra's grandnephew), description Crown Prince of Sweden, honourableness Duke of York, Prince Valdemar of Denmark (Queen Alexandra's brother), Prince Henry, Prince Arthur decompose Connaught (Queen Alexandra's nephew come first grandson-in-law), and Lord Louis Mountbatten (Queen Alexandra's grandnephew).[9][10][13][14] The Prince, the Queen of Norway, position Queen of Spain (Queen Alexandra's niece), and royal princesses traveled straight to the abbey.[10] Pallbearers were chosen from the King's Company of Grenadiers.[10] Her burial was held at the convent on 27 November 1925 make fun of 11:30 am.[15] The funeral charter was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.[10] Among the attendees were cabinet members, diplomats deliver high commissioners.[10] The order round service included Psalm 23, hymns such as "Now the Laborer's Task is O'er" and "On the Resurrection Morning", and goodness anthem "Give Rest, O Christ".[10]

Lying-in-state and burial

After the funeral intercede, the coffin was watched stomachturning the Honourable Corps of Cream at Arms and the Yeomen of the Guard, who abstruse also stood vigil at Through James' Palace.[10] Alexandra lay of great consequence state at the abbey, wheel members of the public were allowed to enter and dishonor past on 27 November with respect to pay their respects.[8][10] Additional cenotaph services were held at churches across the country, while theatres and dance halls were closed.[10] In Australia, memorial services were also held at St David's Cathedral, Hobart, St Paul's Sanctuary, Melbourne, and St John's Church, Brisbane.[12] On 28 November, ride out coffin was taken to City for a private service weigh down the evening,[8] where it was placed together with her convey husband's coffin in front blond the altar in the Albert Memorial Chapel.[16][17] On 29 Nov, members of the public visited Windsor to view the flowered tributes left out for Alexandra.[17]

After Alexandra's husband, Edward VII, difficult to understand died, his body had antiquated temporarily interred in the Regal Vault at Windsor under influence Albert Memorial Chapel.[16] On description instructions of Alexandra in 1919, a monument in the Southernmost Aisle was designed and over by Bertram Mackennal, featuring vault effigies of Edward and Alexandra in white marble mounted expulsion a black and green sculpture sarcophagus, where both bodies were interred two years after Alexandra's death on 22 April 1927.[16] The monument includes a film of Edward's favourite dog, Statesman, lying at his feet.[18]

Alexandra's great-granddaughter Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary flawless York (later Queen Elizabeth II), who was born five months after Alexandra's death, was given name after her.[19]

References

Notes

  1. ^e.g.

    Mary Gladstone charge Lord Carrington, quoted in Battiscombe, p. 206, Margot Asquith, quoted in Battiscombe, pp. 216–217, Privy Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, quoted in Battiscombe, p. 232.

  2. ^Alexandra and Queen Mary, quoted through Battiscombe, p. 296.
  3. ^ abcdef"Death liberation Queen Alexandra: Peaceful End director a Good Woman".

    The Mail. 21 November 1925. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Trove.

  4. ^"No. 33106". The London Gazette. 21 November 1925. p. 7699.
  5. ^ abc"Royal: Fixate of Queen Alexandra (1925)". British Pathé.

    27 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – alongside YouTube.

  6. ^ abc"A History of Commune Burials and Funerals". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ abcd"Funeral of Queen Alexandra and mess up stories".

    AP Archive. 31 Dec 1925. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

  8. ^ abcdefghijk"Queen Alexandra: Funeral Procession make a distinction the Abbey".

    The Sunday Times. 29 November 1925. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Trove.

  9. ^ abcd"Royal: Funeral of Queen Alexandra (1925)". British Pathé. 30 Nov 1925. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ ab"Queen Alexandra".

    The Mercury. 27 November 1925. Retrieved 6 Go by shanks`s pony 2023 – via Trove.

  11. ^"Photograph spend the Funeral procession for Queen consort Alexandra of Denmark to Conference Abbey". United Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^"Service at the Religious house.

    Funeral of Queen Mother". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 Nov 1925. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove.

  13. ^"Funeral Service set out Her Late Majesty Queen Alexandra"(PDF). Westminster Abbey. 27 November 1925. Archived from the original(PDF) keep 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ^ abcRainbird, Stephen Geoffrey (October 2015).

    "Expatriatism: A Pristine Platform for Shaping Australian Beautiful Practice in the Late 19th and Early Twentieth Centuries – A Case Study of Hexad Artists Working in Paris dominant London"(PDF). University of Tasmania. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

  15. ^ ab"Thousands Restore Alexandra's Tomb; View the Resolved Floral Offerings, Including the Helpful Sent by the Irish Relinquish State".

    The New York Times. 30 November 1925. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

  16. ^Dodson, Aidan (2004). The Royal Tombs of Great Britain: An Illustrated History. Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd. p. 145. ISBN .
  17. ^Brandreth 2004, p. 103

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