The portrait, known as ‘the secret picture’, was commissioned by the young Queen in 1843 as a 24th birthday present for her beloved husband Albert.

A new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, tracks the term’s shifting meanings from the 19th-century opera house to the stadium gigs of today.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) said Tuesday it has acquired one of Queen Victoria’s most important jewels. The sapphire and diamond coronet designed by Prince Albert in 1840, the royal ...

When Albert died suddenly at the age of 42 in 1861, Victoria expressed her mourning in portraits where she would be shown in black with pictures of Albert hung on the wall behind her or framed on ...

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is removing the name of its Sackler Courtyard. ... Britain’s National Portrait Gallery turned down a $1.3 million donation from a charitable arm of the ...

Much we take for granted today – from Christmas trees to birthday gifts – comes from the domestic traditions of Victoria and Albert, writes Lucinda Hawksley.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, the second-longest reigning monarch in British history. And there's no better way to commemorate her than with a royal tour.

Mark Jones, former head of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has served as interim director since then. ... Cullinan has been director of the National Portrait Gallery since 2015, ...

The Victoria and Albert Museum disclosed that oil and watercolour paintings, a shadow puppet, false moustaches, various drawings, underpants, stockings and a mousetrap were among its more than 180 ...

Just as Victoria and Albert popularized the tradition of having a Christmas tree, Sir Henry Cole is credited with inventing the Christmas card as we know it today. "Christmas was a busy time in ...

Queen Victoria, in her wedding veil, poses for a portrait to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. ... Victoria and Albert’s presentation cake was a circular behemoth—weighing 300 pounds, ...

The Victoria and Albert Museum disclosed that oil and watercolour paintings, a shadow puppet, false moustaches, various drawings, underpants, stockings and a mousetrap were among its more than 180 ...