Old travel Blog photograph of Queen Victoria with her Servant John Brown at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. John Brown was a Scottish personal attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria for many years. He was appreciated by many, including the Queen, for his competence and companionship, and resented by others for his influence and informal manner. The exact nature of his relationship with Victoria was the subject of great speculation by contemporaries and continues to be controversial today. Brown had several younger brothers and a sister, three of whom also entered the royal service. His brother Archibald Anderson ,15 years John's junior, eventually became personal valet to Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. The 1997 film Mrs Brown is the fictionalised story of John Brown. Billy Connolly stars as Brown and Dame Judi Dench as Victoria, with Antony Sher appearing as Benjamin Disraeli. His character, with a wink at Victoria's unspeakable grief over Albert's death, is informed that she would like to say goodbye at his deathbed. To which he replies: " Oh Lord, no. She will only want me to take a message to Albert. "
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