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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1192, a Papal bull by Pope Celestine III created the "Ecclesia Scoticana", making the Scottish Church separate from the ...

Historically, Twelfth Night is the deadline for taking down your decorations. It's believed that until the 1800s, the 12-day ...

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 ...

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 ...