The Queen and the First Christmas Tree, Queen Charlotte's Gift to England

Nancy Churnin

 Queen Charlotte brought her family's festive holiday Yule bough from Germany to England. While planning a Christmas Day party in 1800 at Windsor Castle for more than 100 children, she realized a single bough isn't enough. So she brought the whole tree instead, making it the first known Christmas tree in England. This story tells the story of a kind queen who was the first to make charitable giving part of royal duties as well as a little known fact about a favorite holiday tradition.

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