Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Afternoon tea started out as a typically upper class pursuit. Even Queen Victoria (pictured, right) got into the spirit, and had ...

Look no further than hotels and resorts throughout the U.S. for an enjoyable afternoon tea experience, complete with brimming cups of various blends of tea, savory scones and delectable desserts.

The historic café beneath one of London’s most visited landmarks has this week introduced a seasonal afternoon tea menu, ...

London (CNN) — “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” wrote Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady.” ...

It began with a rumbling stomach, or so the story goes. One afternoon in 1840, at around 4 p.m. Anna Russell, the duchess of Bedford, complained of a “sinking feeling,” according to the British Museum ...

Peckish aristocrat sparks a craze It began with a rumbling stomach, or so the story goes. One afternoon in 1840, at around 4 p.m. Anna Russell, the duchess of Bedford, complained of a “sinking feeling ...