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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.
- Ghillie & Personal Attendant
- 27 March 1883 (aged 56), Windsor Castle, England
- 8 December 1826, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar 15, 2024 · John Brown, Queen Victoria’s favourite servant (a ‘ghillie’ or ‘gillie’), who has even been rumoured to have been her lover or husband. From “The Queen’s Resolve (‘I Will Be Good’) With Royal Anecdotes and Incidents - A Jubilee Memorial” by the Rev. Charles Bullock B.D. Published in London by ‘Home Words’ in 1887, the ...
Dec 5, 2022 · Published: December 5, 2022 at 4:22 PM. John Brown (1826-83) was born near in Crathie, a village close to Balmoral. He entered royal service as a young man soon after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert acquired Balmoral Castle, their Highland property. He worked for the Queen for more than 30 years, his presence in her household sometimes leading ...
- Freya Parr
Dec 6, 2016 · And now we can reveal what Queen Victoria really thought about her “heart’s best treasure” – the intense friendship she shared with Scottish ghillie John Brown.
Aug 29, 2014 · For more than a century, biographers have tried to fathom the improbable friendship Queen Victoria had with her Scottish servant John Brown. It has been posited as one of the great...
Jan 22, 2023 · Remembering John Brown - the Balmoral servant who won Queen Victoria's heart. John Brown faithfully served Queen Victoria for decades, helping her through some of the darkest times of her life, most notably after the death of her husband Prince Albert. News. By. Jamie Saunderson Trainee reporter.
Dec 8, 2020 · Queen Victoria & John Brown – The Highland Servant. On 8 December 1826, John Brown, who would become Queen Victoria’s close confidant after Prince Albert’s death, was born at Crathienaird as the second son of John Brown, a tenant farmer, and Margaret Leys.