Who is credited with the creation of afternoon tea?
- Queen Victoria
- Catharine of Braganza
- The Duchess of Bedford
- Queen Elizabeth I
- British East India Company
Answer: 3
Anna Maria Stanhope, the Duchess of Bedford, one of Queen Victoria’s lady-in-waiting, is credited with the creation of afternoon tea. At the time, dinner was served very late. She asked to be served afternoon tea to tie over the hunger.
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