After 63 years on the throne, Victoria’s death left the nation pondering its own mortality. Having known no other leader, the nation’s future felt uncertain… A mass of black-clothed mourners waited to say their last goodbyes to the queen who had served them devotedly for nearly 64 years – the second longest of any British monarch. An eerie silence hung over them like a shroud as people bowed their heads in sorrow, some shaking with grief and others from the bitter cold. The only sound came from...

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