Source: Hapsburger.net Nowhere is Christmas celebrated with so much fervor as at the Austrian Court. A few years ago when Archduchess Marie-Valerie was a child…

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria instructing their children in the alphabet. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843. The Queen's Diary records that…

The Royal Family observing physical distancing on the Windsor Castle grounds. Image from The Royal Family FB page. Just a few days before Christmas, Queen …

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, then-Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Lady Louise Windsor on Christmas Day 2017. Image from Wikimedia Commons Queen Eli…

Theatrical performances highlight Christmas festivities in the 16th and 17th century. Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is said to have been written as a Twelfth…

King John ruled England from 1199 until 1216. He was the youngest of the four surviving sons of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Nicknamed John…

A bust of Queen Victoria. Image from Wikimedia Commons Queen Victoria spent her last Christmas in relative quiet and peace at Osborne. The Queen, up…

The British Royal Family on Christmas Day in 2017. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Do the British royals exchange expensive gifts and lavish presents …

Queen Victoria’s first Christmas was a warm and homely affair spent in the coastal town of Sidmouth. In this two-part article, let us join the Duke and Duchess…

King George V delivering his 1934 Christmas Broadcast. Image from Wikimedia Commons In 1932, King George V delivered the first-ever Christmas broadcas…

Queen Elizabeth II in one of the Christmas broadcasts. Image from Youtube.  Every Christmas day, the British sovereign delivers a broadcast   to the C…

Queen Elizabeth II with World War II veterans during a D-Day National Commemorative Event in 2019 in Portsmouth (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks…

One of the many Christmas trees outside Buckingham Palace. Image: Wikimedia Commons The British Royal Family’s observance of Christmas does not escap…

The Palace of Holyroodhouse on winter. Image from Wikimedia Commons Christmas transforms the Palace of Holyroodhouse into a festive destination, compl…

The giant tree at St. George's Hall. Image: Screen shot from Youtube. Christmas season has come to Windsor Castle! Guests can now marvel at the g…

Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is home to the illustrious Churchill family and the seat of the dukes of Marlborough. It holds the distinct…

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel with Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar in their official Christmas card portrait. Source: Raphael Stecksén / The Ro…

The British Royal Family celebrates Christmas at Sandringham. Image: Wikimedia Commons The Royal Christmas is one of the highlights which shape the Roya…