A Rare, Royal Copy of Pride and Prejudice Is Going on Display at Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is showcasing rare Jane Austen editions, including a copy of Pride and Prejudice once read aloud by Prince ...

Royals' copies of Austen works to be displayed

Austen's Pride and Prejudice was read by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert together and the monarch recorded in her journal in ...

Historic toy 'once owned by Queen Victoria' being sold

A historic pushchair, believed to have once belonged to Queen Victoria, is now up for sale. A spokesperson for Woolley and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

One of Britain’s Most Beloved Royal Couples Wed on This Day in 1840

Victoria and Albert had a real spark between them—an anomaly in an age of dynastic marriages. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When Queen Victoria married Prince Albert on February 10, 1840, she ...

Everyone Will Be Wearing Lace Wedding Dresses in 2026

When, in 1840, Queen Victoria of England wore a Honiton lace-trimmed white gown on her wedding day to Prince Albert, she ...
Mental Floss

Queen vs. Queen Consort: What’s the Difference?

It’s the same reason Queen Victoria’s husband was always Prince Albert rather than King Albert. If a king is on the throne, however, his wife can be called a queen. But it comes with an asterisk in ...