Queen Victoria Christmas Tree

However the honour of establishing this tradition in the united kingdom rightfully belongs to good queen charlotte the german wife of george iii who set up the first known english tree at queen s lodge windsor in december 1800.

Queen victoria christmas tree. Queen charlotte victoria s grandmother and the german born wife of king george iii had erected christmas trees at windsor castle as early as 1800. The custom had been introduced to the english court by her hanoverian ancestors and was continued by her german mother. It wasn t until the time of queen victoria that celebrating christmas by bearing gifts around a fir tree became a worldwide custom. In 1841 the german prince albert husband of queen victoria decorated a large christmas tree at windsor castle reminiscent of his childhood celebrations in germany the christmas tree had been a deep rooted german tradition since the 18th century.

Victoria s mother was german born as well and. A christmas tree will hang from a ceiling at windsor castle in a recreation of queen victoria s christmas. Queen victoria and prince albert brought the tree into windsor castle on christmas eve and they would decorate it themselves royal collection curator kathryn jones explained to the bbc. However these christmas traditions only date back to the 1840s and are actually german in origin.

This christmas most families in the uk will buy a christmas tree and send cards to friends. Queen victoria s christmas at windsor castle. The state dining room and octagon dining room will be transformed with displays of victorian festive dining and a reconstruction of victoria and albert s christmas gift tables. Queen victoria had grown up with the tradition of decorating a tree at christmas time.

In 1846 queen victoria and her german husband albert were. From saturday 26 november visitors to the castle will see how the queen and prince albert celebrated christmas at windsor with their young family. Find out how the family celebrates christmas. A christmas tree for german soldiers in a temporary hospital in 1871 prince albert queen victoria s consort is usually credited with having introduced the christmas tree into england in 1840.