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 Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has ...

An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for ...

The prince sent decorated trees to schools and army barracks around Windsor, but it was likely a visual that made British citizens tree-crazy. An engraving published in 1848 featured the Queen ...

In December 1848, London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an 8-foot decorated fir tree at Windsor Castle. This German tradition had been ...

The Christmas tree, a beloved festive staple, has royal origins that many aren't aware of. As Queen Victoria played a key role in popularising this festive decoration during her reign. According ...

In the 1848, Queen Victoria's tree was seen adorned with baubles, prompting them to become popular as forms of decoration. Up until the First World War, baubles were largely imported from Germany.

The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria‘s German-born husband, Prince Albert, famously brought ...

However, the Christmas tree wasn't popularised across the country until Queen Victoria. In 1848, she was depicted in an engraving posing with her beloved husband Prince Albert and their children ...

An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for the holidays. ... an 1848 royal Christmas tree etching.

The Christmas tree, a beloved festive staple, has royal origins that many aren't aware of. As Queen Victoria played a key role in popularising this festive decoration during her reign. According ...