Queen Victoria’s diary, 1868

October

1. 1 October 1868

   At nearly four o'clock left with Louise and Jane Churchill for the Glassalt Shiel. It was a beautiful evening, clear and frosty. We drove by Birkhall and the Linn…

2. 11 October 1868

   All to kirk at twelve. Christian and Franz f sat in the Abergeldie pew. Dr. Macleod per- formed the service, and I never heard a finer sermon, or more touching…