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In Germany, Queen Consort Camilla wore Prince Albert's sapphire brooch; know the significance

April 02, 2023 6:01 pm

Before Camilla, Queen Elizabeth had also worn the brooch on her trip to Germany in 2015

Would you try this Queen Victoria-approved popular British dessert? (recipe inside)

February 11, 2023 10:13 pm

Chef Utkarsh Bhalla shared the recipe for this delicious cake that you must try to make your weekend even sweeter

Sophia, the Sikh princess from Britain who catalysed Indian women to get voting rights

March 08, 2024 10:53 pm

Earlier this month, Sophia was honoured with a blue plaque outside one of her homes in Britain for the leading role she played in the British suffrage movement. In India, her role in influencing the movement for women’s voting rights remains largely forgotten.

From penny post to $8 million as world's first stamp heads for auction

October 27, 2021 12:57 pm

The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840, from the archive of British postal service reformer Robert Wallace, a Scottish politician.

Prince Albert's private letters to Queen Victoria are now available online

September 24, 2021 5:41 pm

The letters have been published by the Royal Collection Trust, as part of its project on the life and legacy of the Prince Consort

Bronze statuette of Jeejeebhoy, made in likeness of philanthropist’s statues in Mumbai, goes up for sale today

August 04, 2021 11:38 am

The work tells the story about Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor – Baron Carlo Marochetti

Ahead of re-opening, London's V&A museum unveils new Raphael gallery

May 06, 2021 6:47 pm

The V&A, named after Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, will re-open its doors to the public on May 19 in the next phase of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown

Mountbatten's Indian bracelet, jewelled elephants auctioned in UK

March 29, 2021 9:14 am

The Indian heirlooms up for auction included a diamond set and enamelled gold bracelet made in India, that once belonged to Queen Victoria

From Gouramma to Duleep Singh, the tragic lives of Queen Victoria’s many colonial godchildren

March 12, 2021 8:51 pm

Queen Victoria adopted several children from across the British Empire. Despite being celebrated, each of these wards of the Queen had troubled lives as they struggled to deal with the pressures of how they were expected to behave as part of the royal family.

Did you know Queen Victoria loved to draw? See pics of her sketches and paintings

July 07, 2020 4:40 pm

Queen Victoria was eight years old when she started drawing classes. And many of her paintings and sketches have been preserved

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