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E: 03/11 Win a Forget-me-not and snowflake bauble x3

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-and-factsheets/dementia-together/competitions

Answer- B) A newspaper published a picture of Queen Victoria’s Christmas tree, hung with baubles.

We have a handmade ceramic Forget-me-not and snowflake bauble for three winners drawn from correct entries received by the end of 3 November.

Just choose the right answer to the following question.

Decorating Christmas trees was originally a Central European custom – what popularised it in Britain and elsewhere?

  • A) William Gladstone made buying Christmas baubles compulsory for everyone in Wales.
  • B) A newspaper published a picture of Queen Victoria’s Christmas tree, hung with baubles.
  • C) Mary Seacole gave Christmas baubles to soldiers injured in the Crimean War.

Email your answer to magazine@alzheimers.org.uk by the end of 3 November 2025, along with your name and address. 

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