This is only the first chapter in a Tea, Titles & Tiaras series that delves into the royal scandals history tried to forget.

WBUR reports the queen once said “We women are not made for governing.” Speaking in third person, she continued “The Queen is most anxious to enlist some one who can speak & write etc. checking this ...

Despite being born 48 years apart, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary of Teck have far more in common than first meets the eye - apart from both being the matriarchs of the Royal Family. Queen Victoria was ...

Much like Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria was never expected to ascend to the British throne. Born on May 24, 1819, the young royal known as Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent defied all odds ...

Last night at Windsor Castle, Kate Middleton stepped out in a surprising tiara choice: Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara, also known as the Garrard Oriental Circlet Tiara or the Indian Circlet ...

If you’re in need of describing a prudish person with antiquated ideas, Victorian makes for a handy moniker. Its namesake queen embodied the term—a woman of virtuous morality whose enduring image is ...

The family tree for the British royal family is pretty confusing. And the line of succession to the crown is even more complicated. Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth and succeeded her ...

On the 250th anniversary, since the day Jane Austin came Earthside in 1775 the Royal Collection Trust has just shared a ...

For more than 100 years, it has been among the treasures on display at Windsor Castle. The bust depicting Prince Albert - the tragic consort of Queen Victoria - was long believed to have been the work ...

It’s the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...

This summer, a new exhibition on Queen Victoria will open at Buckingham Palace, highlighting how the British monarch transformed the royal residence. Today, Queen Elizabeth went to preview the exhibit ...