The Royal Dispatch
Princess Catherine makes a solo outing
Hello Royal Clubbers, it’s Millie here with the latest edition of The Royal Dispatch.
Before we get started with this week's best pictures and the upcoming diary, it's time take a look at this day in royal history.
On 2 February 1901, Queen Victoria’s funeral was held. She died on 22 January 1901 at 6:30pm at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, ending a 63-year reign.
Her children and grandchildren were with her, including the future King Edward VII and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
Dressed in a white gown and her wedding veil, Victoria requested she be buried with a plaster cast of Albert’s hand and his dressing gown.
The body of the 81-year-old monarch was then taken aboard HMY Alberta, alongside several yachts transporting King Edward VII to Gosport in Hampshire, then onto Victoria station in London.
Carried on a gun carriage and accompanied by a military procession, the coffin journeyed from Victoria to Paddington, the road lined by spectators, then placed in St. George's Chapel in Windsor.
Her final resting place was Frogmore Mausoleum, which she had built for Prince Albert upon his death. Above the door was inscribed: "Vale desideratissime. Farewell most beloved. Here at length, I shall rest with thee, with thee in Christ I shall rise again."
Best Royal Pictures of the Week
Princess Beatrice
There was baby joy for Princess Beatrice this week as she and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed a baby daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose, weighing 4 pounds and 5 ounces.
King Charles
The King took in floral tributes on Monday at 'The Death Wall' during a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, following commemorations to mark 80 years since the liberation of the concentration camp.
Queen Maxima
It’s a tough gig to pull off a hairnet but Queen Maxima of the Netherlands did just that when she attended a practical course on beef during a visit to a vocational food education centre in Houten.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Crown Princess Mette-Marit looked very sleek and stylish during an outing to the Department of Aesthetic Studies at OsloMet University on Monday.
Prince William
Prince William appeared to enjoy trying to get his own back when firing water from a syringe at gathered media on Wednesday as he joined school children collecting DNA samples for NatureMetrics, a finalist in his environmental Earthshot Prize awards project. The Prince joked: “Best day of my life”.
Princess Charlene
Monaco’s princess cut a typically glamorous figure at the Ceremony Of The Sainte-Devote on Monday in Monaco. Sainte Devote is the patron saint of Monaco and Corsica.
Princess Catherine
The Princess of Wales was rather ‘hands on’ during a visit to Ty Hafan, a children's hospice based in Sully, near Cardiff. Princess Catherine was announced as patron today.
She also joined her husband and other European royals in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day.
Princess Catharina-Amalia
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands joined her parents Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander at the commemoration ceremony of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Queen Mary
Queen Mary of Denmark traded her signature look for some practical outdoors during visit the Danish Nature Foundation in Lerbjerg Forest to take in restored bogs and streams on Thursday.
Royal Diary
Prepare yourselves for another packed week of royal watching.
We'll be keeping an eye on Prince Edward and Sophie's joint overseas visit, plus William will be in the Northwest of England and Scotland for engagements close to his heart.