Lot Essay
The royal yacht Alberta, 370 tons, was built at Pembroke in 1863 and spent most of her life as tender to the principal royal yacht Victoria & Albert (II). Her other main function was to transport the Queen, her guests and any other visitors to and fro across the Solent when the Queen was in residence at Osborne.
One of Alberta's last official roles before whe was laid-up was to carry Queen Victoria's back from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for burial on 1 February 1901.
One of Alberta's last official roles before whe was laid-up was to carry Queen Victoria's back from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for burial on 1 February 1901.