queen's weather
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A fine day for a fete; so called because Queen Victoria was, for the most part, fortunate in having fine weather when she appeared in public.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “queen's weather” mean?
A fine day for a fete; so called because Queen Victoria was, for the most part, fortunate in having fine weather when she appeared in public.
Is “queen's weather” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.