King Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne are currently the only royal family members to host investiture ceremonies, ...

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal should not be worn until Friday, June 3, 2022, unless this is at a jubilee-related parade in the presence of The Queen.

According to the official royal website, Jubilee medals are a time-honored tradition — the first was handed out during the anniversary of Queen Victoria's 50th year on the throne in 1887.

“In short, books, and those who create them, make life much better – so thank you.” The medal, which opens for nominations on April 1, 2025, will be awarded for the first time in March 2026.

A set of 19th-century drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria will be put up for auction in London next week. Three of the sketches were made when the British queen, who reigned from 1837 until her ...

She loathed being pregnant, describing it in 1858 as feeling “pinned down” and having “one’s wings clipped.” Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pose with five of their children in 1846.

Queen Victoria’s undergarments have been popular in the past. In 2008, one of her nighties sold for about $6,060, while a pair of bloomers were snapped up for about $5,245 and a chemise for $4,429.

On 1 May 1899, Queen Victoria lamented going north—every year she was growing fonder of Cimiez. Intending to visit again in 1890, strong feelings stirred by stories of the brutality of the Boer ...

Like her grandfather George III, Victoria ruled as a constitutional monarch—a queen who, though possessing powers of her own, shared the burden of governance with Parliament and its ministers.

“Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers” is all politics and personalities, while “Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,” has neither. And Elizabeth herself remains a cipher.