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How Queen Victoria's Christmas Trees Became a Royal Legacy Through the Ages: Photos
How Queen Victoria's Christmas Trees Became a Royal Legacy Through the Ages: Photos IRS offers tax benefits for military and veterans Biden signs 50 bills, including 1 backed by Paris Hilton, on Christmas Eve 14 Aldi Secrets You'll Wish You Knew Sooner Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
Young royals sweet Christmas tradition - and it dates back to Queen Victoria
Using fir trees at Christmas dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria - she popularised using these trees and traditionally three were brought to the Marble Hall in Buckingham Palace each year
12 Royal Family Christmas Traditions You Probably Didn't Know
Just like every other family, the royals also have their own set of special Christmas traditions. Here are 12 royal family Christmas traditions.
The Real Reason the Royal Family Opens Presents on Christmas Eve
As Prince Harry explained in his memoir, Spare, it is “a German tradition that survived the anglicizing of the family surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.” In Germany, Christmas Eve (Heiliger Abend) is when the holiday is celebrated.
A Victorian Legacy: Why The Royal Family Opens Gifts On Christmas Eve
The Royal Family opens presents on Christmas Eve by German custom, a right brought into practice by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Why Does the Royal Family Open Their Presents on Christmas Eve and Not Christmas Morning?
It all harkens back to the British royal family’s deep German roots The royal family Christmas is synonymous with tradition, and one tradition that steadfastly remains while celebrating the holiday at Sandringham?
How Queen Victoria Invented Christmas As We Know It
London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an eight-foot decorated fir tree ...
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Cadbury Just Lost The Royal Warrant It's Had Since Queen Victoria
Chocolate company Cadbury just lost a decades-old royal stamp of approval bestowed by Queen Victoria herself, causing ...
This Christmas, Make Queen Victoria’s Favorite Champagne-and-Ice-Cream Cocktail
Combine the eau-de-vie, liqueur, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and puree in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake ...
I stayed in a hotel visited by Queen Victoria and felt like I was in a Christmas film
Palé Hall, nestled in the heart of Snowdonia, is a luxurious Victorian mansion where you can experience the magic of ...
Lord mayor faces potential conflict of interest over Queen Vic Market trader’s donation
Nick Reece has already been facing scrutiny over his campaign donations, after accepting tens of thousands of dollars from ...
Queen Victoria did not send the first Christmas card, says stamp expert
Fellow of Royal Philatelic Society has pinpointed caricatures sent three years before royal ‘first’ as the earliest festive ...
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Pairs an H&M Ballgown With a Historic Tiara and Kills It
What does one wear with a budget ballgown? Piles of diamonds and a historic tiara, naturally. Sweden's future queen wore the ...
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The Christmas Tree’s Royal Roots: How Queen Victoria Popularized This Holiday Staple
An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for the holidays Marina Watts is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...
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‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers’ Review: The Royal Art of Power Sharing
Queen Victoria’s reign began in 1837, when she was only 18. Europe was enjoying the relative tranquility of a post-Napoleonic age, but Britain was grappling with the disruptions of the ...
Royal Family's Christmas menu revealed - from Queen's 'favourite' dish to King's rules
Although the exact food spread may have changed a little over the years, when it comes to Christmas lunch for the royal ...