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The mausoleum was built by the architect A. J. Humbert, based on designs by Professor Ludwig Gruner. [9] It is in the form of a Greek cross, with a 70 ft diameter, and a central octagon of height 70 ft. It was designed in the Romanesque style. The mausoleum is built from Portland stone and granite; Australian copper covers the roof.
Queen Victoria's Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore and the Royal Burial Ground (front). The Royal Burial Ground is a cemetery used by the British royal family.Consecrated on 23 October 1928 by the Bishop of Oxford, it is adjacent to the Royal Mausoleum, which was built in 1862 to house the tomb of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The Royal Mausoleum with the Royal Burial Ground in the foreground Main article: Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore The second mausoleum in the grounds of Frogmore, just a short distance from the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, is the much larger Royal Mausoleum, the burial place of Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert . [ 12 ]
In 2019, royal accounts revealed that Meghan and Harry paid £2.4 million to cover the refurbishment and rental of Frogmore Cottage. The couple faced a public backlash when the cost of ...
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Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 1819–1861 Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore King Edward VII: 1841–1910 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Alexandra of Denmark: 1844–1925 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle King George V: 1865–1936 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Mary of Teck: 1867–1953
After the funeral service in St George's Chapel, Queen Victoria's body lay in state there for two days, under a military guard, before joining that of Prince Albert in the nearby Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore at Windsor Great Park. [20] The tomb of Victoria and Albert in the Frogmore Mausoleum