Queen Victoria’s diary, 1862

Hurried to be ready for the service which Dr. Macleod was kindly going to perform. And a little before ten I went down with Lenchen and Ame (Alice being still in…

On coming home in the afternoon, Dr. Macleod came to see me, and was so clever, agreeable, kind and o-ood. We talked of dear Albert's illness, his readiness to go…

At eleven o'clock started off in the little pony- chair (drawn by the Corriemulzie pony, and led by Brown), Bertie, who had come over from Birk- ■ hall, on foot,…

I went out at twelve with the two girls on ponies (I in the little carriage), Bertie on foot. We went to see the obelisk building to His dear memory : Bertie left…