Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, played a pivotal role in shaping modern British Christmas traditions. In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence to ...
Magazine. Alexander Bassano/Spencer Arnold/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Queen Victoria has an evergreen connection to the Christmas tree. The holiday decoration staple, which is ubiquitous this ...
From the carefully stage-managed walk to church, to the Christmas cards and the charitable works, they owe it all to King Charles’ great-great-great-grandmother, Victoria, the queen of Christmas ...
In fact, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are responsible for many of the royal family’s Christmas traditions that continue today, not the least of which is making the Christmas tree a popular ...
Legend has it that in 1836, Queen Victoria walked into the gentlemen ... And what better time to indulge in such a concoction than Christmas? Below, Perrone and The Connaught share their (formerly ...
and even eating turkey and Christmas pudding, date back to the reign of Queen Victoria and were described by author Charles Dickens. It is also the period when the first Christmas card was ...
Here, a breakdown of the royal family’s Christmas traditions through the centuries, and how they plan to mark the 25th in 2024. Famously, it’s an engraving depicting Queen Victoria and Prince ...
King Charles and Queen Camilla shared a beautiful photo and heartfelt birthday wishes to Kate Middleton as she celebrates her ...
"The weekend before Christmas, the three of them [Diana ... gift tradition is thought to date back around a century to Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert, there are new reasons why cheaper ...
George I’s love of the Christmas plum pudding earned himself the nickname “Pudding King”. Celebrating 12th Night was later banned by Queen Victoria in 1860 due to its association with paganism.
Queen Victoria has an evergreen connection to the Christmas tree. The holiday decoration staple, which is ubiquitous this time of year, has royal roots that many may not know about — Queen ...