The fascinating history of Royal family mourning dress codes

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'If the strictest form of mourning codes were to be adhered to then we’d see black tights and minimal decoration, but it seems more plausible that sentimental pieces will be worn to symbolise the story of the Queen and Prince Philip'

Upon the death of a beloved husband and loyal consort, the last thing on a queen’s mind, surely, would be clothes. And yet the fact that Queen Victoria spent the last four decades of her reign shrouded in black after Prince Albert succumbed to typhoid remains one of the facts about her that would result in a terrible Pointless score.

 

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