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Exploring the Tradition of Afternoon Tea Around the World
In the 1840s, Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, started requesting tea and snacks in the afternoon to ward off hunger between ...
Harper's Bazaar1mon
The 10 best afternoon teas in London
It is said that Anna Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, invented afternoon tea in 1840. This was to satisfy her peckishness during the long wait between lunch and dinner. Safe to say ...
Leicester Mercury2y
16 of the best Leicestershire places to have afternoon tea
This is reportedly the place where afternoon tea was invented. Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford was visiting the 5th Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle in the mid-1840s when she decided the wait ...