Thursday, January 7, 2021

Royal Tea and Soup Faux Pas

 

Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, “Vicky” was the eldest child of Britain's Queen Victoria and Prince Albert — Through marriage she became Empress Consort in Germany and Queen of Prussia, late 19th century.
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You may stir your tea so as to rattle the spoon and cup, and it is your privilege to sip soup from the side or the point of the tablespoon, and still be counted as Courtly; for so doth the Empress of Germany and the Queen of Prussia. — Chicago Times, 1888


Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia


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