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The News of the World, Sunday 26 June 1887

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter Snow presents a history series in which the stories are provided by archive newspapers.

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations saw a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for a Service of Thanksgiving. How far did the whole event re-establish a link between Victoria and her people after the extended mourning for Prince Albert? Show less

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