Queen Broke a Pleasing Custom

Queen Victoria is said to be very unpopular in Brighton, on the grounds that when there in the beginning of her reign she put a stop to a pleasing custom established by her Royal uncles and predecessors.– A color photo from the 1897 Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It's a shame her bonnet was hidden under a parasol… Photo source, Daily Mail

No More Free Lunch Under Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria is said to be very unpopular in Brighton, on the grounds that when there in the beginning of her reign she put a stop to a pleasing custom established by her Royal uncles and predecessors. Under George IV and William IV, messengers, porters and others going to the pavilion, were always sure of a free snack and a drop of beer in the royal “pantry.” Victoria, like a thrifty housewife, made an end of this and got furiously hissed for it in the streets. – The Placer Argus, 1879

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