George Piner Cartland
The Funeral of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, on Datchet Road, Windsor 5 - 5 Apr 1884
Gelatin silver print | 9.9 x 14.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2906377
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A bird's eyeview photograph of the funeral procession for Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84), on Datchet Road, Windsor, with the Royal Oak Hotel to right. The procession is led by a military musical band, and policemen lining the pavements, and spectators.
Prince Leopold died in Cannes, France on 28 February 1884, after a bad fall leading to a cerebral haemorrhage. He was in Cannes to ameliorate chronic leg pains which was a common symptom of haemophilia. He was buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel, Windsor. -
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Gelatin silver print
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9.9 x 14.4 cm (whole object)
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