 The Queen wrote to her eldest daughter, Victoria, that the ceremony was "more of a funeral than a wedding", and remarked to Alfred, Lord Tennyson that it was "the saddest day I can remember".The Queen gave her daughter a gold, diamond and pearl bracelet, inscribed as a gift from both parents "To dear Alice from her loving parents Albert and Victoria R who though visibly parted are ever united, 25 April 1863".Amongst Alice's other wedding presents was a tiara designed by Prince Albert before his death.