The real innovator was Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, who installed the first indoor tree to mark the festive season at Queen's Lodge, Windsor, in December 1800. She had left the duchy ...

The first royal Christmas tree is thought to have been set up at Queen's Lodge, Windsor by Queen Charlotte ... Christmas cards were not sent until the 1800s around the time the 'penny post ...

It was actually Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who became Queen Charlotte following ... the royal family’s court for a Christmas party in 1800; the tree was to be lavishly decorated and ...

In 1800, Queen Charlotte, the German wife of King George III, set up what is thought to be the first Christmas tree in England, at Queen's Lodge in Windsor. Decorated Christmas trees already had a ...

The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria ... s German-born wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg ...

The Christmas Tree as we know it has been a key part ... Windsor, in December 1800 by Queen Charlotte, the German consort of King George III. Before the royal connection, trees did still play ...

Queen Charlotte died in 1818. She was credited for introducing the German Christmas Tree tradition to England in 1800 and was instrumental in developing Kew Gardens. A spotlight on the queen was ...

According to The Independent, Charlotte is credited with bringing Christmas trees to Britain, first decorating one at Queen's Lodge, Windsor, in December 1800. In her German hometown Mecklenburg ...

Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, played a pivotal role in shaping modern British Christmas traditions. In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence ...