Princess Gouramma of Coorg became Queen Victoria's goddaughter. This symbolized British imperial triumph. The Coorg War led to her father's defeat. Later, they traveled to England. Queen Victoria ...

Princess Gouramma, an Indian royal, became Queen Victoria's goddaughter, but her life in England was marked by cultural ...

This is a brave and learned book. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of Africa; who has taken sides in ...

Under King Charles III's appointment, his wife Queen Camilla was made the Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom by the Royal ...

Fauja Singh, the oldest person ever to attain world fame as a long-distance runner, died on July 14 after being hit by a car ...

The Gloucester jewelry vaults are as spectacular as they are vast, and for the second evening in a row, Birgitte wore one of ...

Prince George could be ‘initiated’ into a ‘gruesome’ centuries-old Royal tradition this summer, even though his mum Kate is ...

The Queen, who gave her name to the age of Mill and of Darwin, never got any further than that. From the social movements of her time Victoria was equally remote.

Queen Mary of Teck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, was a reserved intellectual. But some historians and descendants argue she was also an "upmarket kleptomaniac".

Of all Queen Victoria's children, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, lived perhaps the most unexpected life. The sixth child and fourth daughter of Victoria and Albert, she was a strong supporter of ...

Marie Downing, left, circa 1885 when she worked as Queen Victoria's trusted assistant and dresser, and right, circa 1930, wearing the same dress on her farm in Rolla, N.D.

How an Engraving of Queen Victoria Ushered in the Era of the Bouquet Holder in England The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in ...