Victoria, Scotland and John Brown

When Victoria became queen, she ruled England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. In 1842, she was meant to go on holiday in Europe, but became ill so her advisers arranged for her to visit Scotland. Both she and Albert fell in love with Scotland, buying an estate at Balmoral and building their own castle there. When Albert died in 1861, Victoria was very sad. She was comforted by John Brown, a Scottish servant at Balmoral.