Queen Victoria influenced the modern white color as she did for her bridal gown. As veils became more of a fashion in Western marriages and less about religion or protection they shifted with ...

During her lifetime, Queen Victoria was the widow-par-excellence ... Until well into the twentieth century, women still wore black veils or hats with dark veils in stately western mourning ceremonies.

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...