The coffin of Queen Margherita, mother of the king of Italy, is borne from Bordighera to Rome. A tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza recipe was named in her honour in the 1930s, with a disputed claim that it was invented for her in 1889. — Otago Witness, 2.3.1926 The funeral of Queen Margherita was the most imposing ever accorded an Italian Queen.