The idea first spread to England through Queen Victoria's mother—but it ... Getty Images The 1848 engraving of the royal family decorating a tree. The prince sent decorated trees to schools ...
London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an 8-foot decorated fir tree at ...
The royal family traditionally opens their Christmas presents not on Christmas morning but on Christmas Eve, keeping with ...
During the 1950s, she dated Robin Douglas-Home, the nephew of former British ... royal family, allowing him to continue with his job in the financial sector. Oscar is the youngest son of Victoria ...
Through the ages, the Royal Family has ... with the wider British populace remaining largely in the dark about the festive tree. However, as fascination with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's ...
In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence to Victoria and her German ... blending British and German traditions." Albert took a keen interest in arranging the ...