Inside Queen Victoria's scandalous relationship with servant John Brown who replaced her beloved husband until her death 124 years ago today
After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled, however, by an unexpected figure which shocked courtiers and her family. John Brown, a Scottish gillie who had previously accompanied Victoria when horse riding at Balmoral before she was widowed, managed to break through societal boundaries and befriend the Queen. Victoria, who was known to be difficult and snobbish, was unexpectedly taken by the 'refreshingly different' and 'masculine' servant, Tom Quinn wrote in his book, Scandals of the Royal Palaces.
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