Rise of Australia

Chapter 2 Funeral
"Block all the exits from London, and the murderer must not be let go. I want to hear good news from the government within three days." Queen Victoria said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Robert Selsey responded solemnly.

Prime Minister Roberto Sersi knew that if the murderer could not be arrested within the time stipulated by Her Majesty the Queen, then his days as Prime Minister would probably be over.

Although the United Kingdom is one of the most representative constitutional monarchies in the world, the rights of the British king have been restricted too much.

But no one can deny that Queen Victoria, who single-handedly created the glorious Victorian era, has regained a lot of power in her hands, and the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister is just a matter of words.

"Where is Arthur now?" Queen Victoria asked sadly.

"At the Royal Hospital, where Princess Luis is," Prime Minister Roberto Sersi responded.

Princess Louise is the wife of the Duke of Arthur, the grand-niece of King Frederick IV of Prussia and Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, the cousin of the current Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and the mother of Arthur.

"Let's go, go see Arthur for the last time, and see my poor child." Queen Victoria sighed as if resigned to her fate, her already aging body suddenly seemed to become much more rickety.

The Royal Hospital is an ancient hospital built in the last century, and it is also the private hospital of the entire British royal family.

Famous physicians from the whole of the UK and even the world gather here, and it is also one of the top hospitals in the world.

A convoy of carriages slowly set off from Buckingham Palace and headed straight to the destination Royal Hospital.

And in the Royal Hospital.

It has been two full hours since Duke Arthur was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. As early as an hour ago, Duke Arthur lost his breathing and heartbeat forever.

Sitting in front of Duke Arthur's body at this time was his wife, Princess Louise, and his two daughters, Margaery and Patricia.

Even the youngest daughter, Patricia, is 14 years old, which is no longer an age of ignorance and ignorance.

Seeing that the originally amiable father had already lost his breath and lay pale on the hospital bed, both Margaery and Patricia couldn't accept it, and cried loudly on the body of Duke Arthur.

Princess Louise on the side is a little better, at least she can control her slightly broken emotions, so she won't be as uncontrollable as her two daughters.

But the red eye sockets and the hazy mist in the corners of the eyes also proved that Princess Louise was not in a good mood.

Boom boom boom!
Following the sound of noisy footsteps, Princess Louise looked towards the door, and immediately spotted Queen Victoria walking slowly, holding Arthur's hand.

"Your Majesty, Arthur." Princess Louise forcibly controlled her emotions and said.

In the West, whether it is a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law, they usually call their in-laws and husbands by their names.

In terms of Queen Victoria's honorable status, Princess Louise naturally cannot directly call Queen Victoria's name, but changed it to an honorific title.

"Louis, Margaery, Patricia." Queen Victoria nodded slowly towards Princess Louise, then looked at Margaery, Patricia in turn, and finally turned her gaze slowly to the woman on the hospital bed. Duke Arthur said with difficulty: "Arthur!"

"Arthur!"

When Duke Arthur's name was called out again, Queen Victoria had already walked quickly to Duke Arthur's hospital bed.

Caressing Duke Arthur's face that had gradually cooled down, Queen Victoria said slowly: "Arthur, don't worry, mother will avenge you. I will take good care of Louis and the three little ones, and I will never let anyone People hurt them. May God guide you to heaven, my son."

"Prime Minister Robert!" Turning her head, Queen Victoria, who was originally a sad mother who lost her child, became the monarch who had been in power for decades, and said in a cold voice: "Check it out for me! Whether it is London or the United Kingdom, even if it is Europe or America. As long as you find out any accomplices related to the assassins, arrest them all! At the same time, inform the world that anyone who participates in or helps murderers is declaring war on the British Empire! Even at all costs, we must find out the truth!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away." Prime Minister Roberto Sersi responded quickly.

The furious Queen Victoria is an existence that the entire British political arena must avoid. No one dares to challenge Her Majesty's majesty, and no one dares to question Her Majesty's rights.

"In addition, prepare for Arthur's funeral immediately. My child cannot wait too long. The sooner Arthur is sent to heaven, the more at ease I will be." Queen Victoria instructed.

Western funerals are relatively cumbersome, especially for Duke Arthur who was buried in the style of a prince, and the process is even more cumbersome.

It is not only necessary to hire a regional bishop to pray and enjoin the soul of the deceased to ascend to heaven, but also to wash the body and perform communion.

This series of preparations will take at least several days, which is intolerable for Queen Victoria.

"I understand, Your Highness." Prime Minister Roberto naturally did not dare to refuse, and quickly agreed.

Queen Victoria asked Princess Louise, Margaery and Patricia for a long time before taking Arthur and the others away.

Royal Necropolis, Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom, 1900 January 1.

This is the private cemetery of members of the British royal family, where many distinguished kings and royal family members have been buried for hundreds of years.And now, there is one more skeleton on this land, that is Duke Arthur.

Early in the morning, Queen Victoria took all members of the royal family to the funeral, accompanied by a team of royal guards for ceremonial and vigilant work.

This dignified and prominent duke has a short but colorful resume. He not only served as an officer in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India, but is also the current Commander-in-Chief of Ireland and the title of "Six Tribes Alliance Chief" of the Iroquois Alliance Laureate and Field Marshal of the United Kingdom.

This also led to many people spontaneously seeing Duke Arthur off at Duke Arthur's funeral.

The coffin of Duke Arthur departed from the Royal Hospital, traveled slowly in the carriage exclusive to the royal family, and arrived at the Royal Cemetery all the way.

After many British people, all members of the royal family and government officials saw off, the coffin of Duke Arthur was also placed in the tomb prepared in advance, and the bishop gave the final blessing.

Arthur looked at all this, feeling a little dazed.

Just three months later, he lost his father, Duke Arthur, who was very kind to him. What should he do next?

(End of this chapter)