Before you discount the Victorian era for its notoriously prudish etiquette and over-the-top bustle skirts (truly the ultimate bump-its), you'd be wise to read up on all of the cultural traditions ...

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 Victoria ...

But Victoria and Albert weren’t the first royals to put up what is known today as a Christmas tree. George III married Queen Charlotte who, like Albert, was raised in Germany. Charlotte is credited ...

The family's deep German roots are at the center of why they open presents on Dec. 24 — and it dates back to before Queen ...

One of these is why the Royal Family always open their gifts on Christmas Eve, rather than on Christmas morning. The reason for this dates back to the Firm's Germanic origins, when Queen Victoria and ...