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Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford (3 September 1783 – 3 July 1857) was a lifelong friend of Queen Victoria, whom she served as a Lady of the Bedchamber between 1837 and 1841. Anna was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and Jane Fleming.
- Anna Maria Stanhope, 3 September 1783, Portugal
- William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford
- 3 July 1857 (aged 73)
It's the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria Russell, who we have to thank for the invention of afternoon tea, sometime around 1840. Due to increasing urbanisation and the rise in industrialisation (including the spread of gas lighting in England), the evening meal was becoming later and later.
28 de nov. de 2017 · Although she hadn’t intended to do so, it was Anna Maria Russell who made afternoon tea a noble English ritual. The daughter of the third Earl of Harrington, she herself had achieved nobility in 1839 when her husband, Francis, became the seventh Duke of Bedford.
30 de nov. de 2009 · Sometime around 1840, Anna Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, complained of a “sinking feeling” and requested that some light food and a pot of tea (usually Darjeeling) be brought to her private living quarters to help ward off her mid afternoon hunger.
Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria from 1837 until 1841. Ladies of the Bedchamber were always wives of peers. Only one Lady of the Bedchamber was in waiting at a time. She was always ready to attend to the Queen.
30 de jun. de 2015 · Anna Russell, duchess of Bedford. According to the accepted legend, the duchess — and her hunger pangs — created the afternoon tea tradition. via Wikimedia hide caption
Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford (3 September 1783 – 3 July 1857) was a lifelong friend of Queen Victoria, whom she served as a Lady of the Bedchamber between 1837 and 1841. Anna was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and Jane Fleming.
