Earl Grey is famous around the world, but it's the tea, not the former Prime Minister with a statue in Newcastle that most of those outside of the North East will be familiar with. As it's ...

Earl Grey tea has been popular for more than a century, but who was Earl Grey, why did he have a tea named for him, and why are we still drinking it?

While we do know that Earl Grey tea was most likely named after Charles Grey, the second Earl of Grey and a prime minister of England in the 1800s — the exact origins of the tea are a bit murky.

Earl Grey, often savoured ... It's believed that a Chinese mandarin tea master first blended it as a gift for Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl of Grey and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 ...

Earl Grey, who has died aged 74 ... Richard Fleming George Charles Grey was born on March 5 1939 at Slough . ... One regret was the failure of the 2nd Earl to profit from its popularity.