At around 3pm, the hearse officially arrived outside Windsor Castle and continued along the long trail at Windsor Castle.

This is the last stretch of the road into Windsor Castle, where thousands of Britons gather on both sides of the road to stand guard.

In the reluctant eyes of the British people, Queen Victoria's hearse entered the fence of Windsor Castle and disappeared into the eyes of all the British people.

The final place where the funeral takes place is St George's Chapel located inside Windsor Castle, which is the chapel often used by members of the royal family for wedding baptisms and funerals.

The burial was presided over by Bishop David Connor of St. George's Chapel, and as the ceremony was by invitation only, only about 400 guests attended the burial.

The main participants in the ceremony were the royal family and the current and former staff of private estates, which in fact symbolized the end of the Queen's rule.

The royal crown, the monarch's orb and the scepter, symbolizing royal power, were removed from the top of the coffin by the crown's jeweller, and Queen Victoria was separated from her crown for the last time.

Subsequently, under the leadership of King Edward VII, all members of the British royal family sang hymns at St. George's Chapel. Arthur was naturally among them.

After the last hymn, the Guards Regiment's Honor Guard Battalion placed the camp flag on the coffin, and they were also the highest-ranking honor guard dedicated to the ceremonial duties of the monarch's travels.

Finally, the church resounded with blessings and the singing of King God Save We, and Queen Victoria was escorted into the Royal Mousolas Mausoleum, where she was buried next to Prince Albert.

At this point, Queen Victoria's funeral is officially over, and at the same time, it also announces the end of the era of Queen Victoria's reign, and Britain is about to usher in a new era of Edward VII's reign.

Because it had been determined that the title of Edward VII would rule England, Edward's official title at this time should be King of England and Emperor Edward VII of India.

As Queen Victoria's coffin entered the mausoleum, the focus of the audience had slowly shifted to Edward VII.

As the current king of Britain and the helm of the British Empire, Edward was able to rely on the residual prestige of Queen Victoria to control a considerable part of the voice and power in Britain.

Edward's attitude, words and deeds will also determine the policies and actions of the British government in the future.

As the current British Empire, which is the largest in the world, all countries are waiting for Britain to stand in line with the current situation in Europe.

However, Edward VII was extremely low-key at the funeral, no matter who talked and contacted, Edward VII maintained an unsmiling posture and refused to be close to everyone.

The crowd had no choice but to disperse, but they did not leave the UK.

Because after seven days, there was a more grand ceremony waiting for everyone, and that was the coronation of Edward VII.

These people will witness the change of regime in Britain today and seven days later, as well as the rotation of the old and the new.

Arthur was mixed in, and just as he wanted to leave quietly, he was stopped by a familiar voice behind him.

"Arthur, long time no see!"

Turning around, it was Wilhelm II, whom he hadn't seen for a month since the Isle of Wight.

William II is also low-key today, firstly, because today's protagonists can only be Queen Victoria and the British royal family, and secondly, in the United Kingdom, his own attention is indeed not as good as Edward VII.

However, Wilhelm II did not care about this. On the contrary, the less people on the scene paid attention to Wilhelm II, the more relaxed Wilhelm II became.

"Cousin William, it's been a long time." Arthur smiled and saluted in response.

Previously, the procession could only be made up of members of the British royal family, so Wilhelm II, even if he was emperor, could only wait at Windsor Castle.

"Arthur, how about a meal together?" There were so many foreign officials and royalty around him that Wilhelm II had no intention of discussing matters with Arthur right now.

"Of course." Arthur nodded, and followed William II out of Windsor Palace.

One is the emperor of the German Empire, the other is the noble duke protected by Queen Victoria's will, and the departure of Wilhelm II and Arthur has attracted the attention of many people, including Edward VII.

Edward VII watched the two leave as if they were friends, a deep glint in his eyes flashed, and then he talked to the guests around him as if nothing happened.

Wilhelm II's restaurant is located on a private estate outside London and is not open to the public.

It was a dining room for princes and nobles, and it was clear that his owner was Wilhelm II.

I have to say that the luxury of Western monarchs and aristocrats, in the later generations, is only one of the many private restaurants, and they can't even come a few times a year.

After asking Arthur about his tastes and preferences, the restaurant's back kitchen began to get busy, preparing lunch for Wilhelm II and Arthur.

As for ordering food or something, there is no such thing in a restaurant like this.

After letting the guards leave, William II looked at Arthur with a smile and said: "Arthur, I didn't expect my grandmother to care about you so much, and at the last moment of her life, the first thing she mentioned was to give you British New Guinea and New Zealand." ”

Arthur shook his head with a smile and said, "Compared to these two territories, I hope that Grandmother will not leave." ”

"Alright, let's not talk about such a heavy topic, Arthur. My grandmother is gone, but life has to go on, doesn't it? With British New Guinea and New Zealand, Australia can already claim to be the hegemon of the South Pacific and establish a regional hegemony. Wilhelm II smiled and changed the subject.

"That's it, Cousin William. Where is the regional hegemony, Australia has at best a little say in a place like Oceania, surrounded by small colonies of the Great Powers, and to the north is the Dutch East Indies, which are protected by various countries. can only stay in Oceania and develop with peace of mind, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word hegemony. Arthur shook his head, denied.

Given another decade or more of Australia's development time, there may be hope for a regional hegemony in Oceania and Southeast Asia.

But if it is only for now, Australia is only a small and weak state with a colony that has just become an independent country, and all it can barely guarantee is its own independence.

"Arthur, how are the talks with Uncle Edward? Did the UK agree to give Australia a lot of aid? Wilhelm II got to the point, curiously asked.

In terms of pedigree, Australia is undoubtedly closer to the British. Most Australians are British immigrants and exiled criminals, as well as local Australian aborigines, who have been combined and evolved over decades or even centuries to form a new people.

After Arthur's integration of Australia's six colonies, the concept of Australians has become vague and can be used to refer to all Australian citizens.

In this sense, more than half of Australians are of British descent, and the vast majority of Australians have British ancestry.