Queen victoria john brown biography
Queen victoria john brown diary.
Queen victoria john brown biography
John Brown (servant)
Scottish personal servant and favourite of Queen Victoria
John Brown (8 December 1826 – 27 March 1883) was a Scottish personal attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria for many years after working as a ghillie for Prince Albert.[1] He was appreciated by many (including the Queen) for his competence and companionship, and resented by others (most notably her son and heir apparent, the future Edward VII, the rest of the Queen's children, ministers, and the palace staff) for his influence and informal manner.
The exact nature of his relationship with Victoria was the subject of great speculation by contemporaries.
Early life
Brown was born on 8 December 1826 at Crathienaird, Crathie and Braemar Aberdeenshire, to Margaret Leys and John Brown,[2][3] and went to work as an outdoor servant (in Scotsghillie or gillie) at Balmoral Castle, which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert leased in February 1848, and purchased outright i