Queen Victoria remained in mourning for more than 30 years after her husband died from typhoid in 1861. The garments were sold for more than £6,000 to a US collector, on Saturday.

A mourning outfit worn by Queen Victoria, ... Queen Victoria's mourning dress for sale in Derbyshire. Published. 30 June 2012. ... "The garments date back to the 1880s and include her silk ...

The dress had been in the possession of the South Derbyshire homeowner since the 1970s, but the garments themselves date back to the 1880s - a decade before Queen Victoria's own diamond jubilee ...

Queen Victoria remained in mourning for more than 30 years after her husband died from typhoid in 1861. The garments were sold for more than £6,000 to a US collector, on Saturday.

A mourning outfit worn by Queen Victoria, including a skirt with a 43in (109cm) waist, is to be sold in Derbyshire.