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In The Footsteps Of Queen Victoria

... In The Footsteps Of Queen Victoria WERE the inhabitants of Perthshire to prefix the area's name with the word Royal, it wouldn't be fanciful. For none other than Queen Victoria made six visits to north Perthshire in the 1840 s and 1860 s and obviously ...

Published: Saturday 01 July 1989
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 547 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Dress Worn By Queen Victoria

... Dress Worn By Queen Victoria Of mu’ch historic interest is the black silk dress, elaborately embroidered with tiny beeds, which belonged to Queen Victoria. An interesting feature is the number of pockets the good Queen had tucked away at ...

Published: Tuesday 23 August 1955
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 240 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase

... Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase DEFENDING CHAMPION Sean Connery got off to a winning start yesterday in his bid to retain the R. and A. Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase Golf Championship at St Andrews. Playing over the Old Course. the Scots-born big screen star ...

Published: Tuesday 13 September 1988
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1119 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Queen Victoria granted charter

... Queen Victoria granted charter MARY, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne attended the annual meeting of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, held at Glamis Castle on Friday. 5 The order was founded in 1844 by a charter granted by_Quyen Victoria. _ It takes ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 1988
Newspaper: Kirriemuir Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TRAIN BEARER AT CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA

... CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA The Lady Frances Cowper, grandmother of the Dowager Countess of Airlie, was on* of the twelve trainbearers at the Coronation of the young Queen Victoria, in 1837 and was also a bridesmaid at the marriage of the ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1953
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

Faithful Scot Who Guarded Queen Victoria

... Faithful Scot Who Guarded Queen Victoria Stories Of Famous Names pROM humble Highland stablehand to Queen Victoria's personal attendant. Such was the meteoric rise of John Brown. He was born on a small farm near Crathje in December, 1826, the second of ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1950
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 614 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A GABLE-ENDER’S GOSSIP THINK OF QUEEN VICTORIA

... GOSSIP THINK OF QUEEN VICTORIA It U said that Princess Margaret has more than one suitor for her hand marriage. I shouldn’t be surprised. Many girls have before the lucky one Is named. Think the Princess’s great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. She had several ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1952
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 166 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Queen Victoria Got Her Revenge On Montrose M.P

... Queen Victoria Got Her Revenge On Montrose M.P. This year marks the centenary of the death of Joseph Hume, the great reformer, who represented the Montrose Burghs in Parliament from 1842 to 1855. He was born in Montrose on 22nd January, 1777, being one ...

Published: Thursday 20 January 1955
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Links With Queen Victoria GLENESK MUSEUM TREASURES ITS ROYAL MEMENTOS

... Links With Queen Victoria GLENESK MUSEUM TREASURES ITS ROYAL MEMENTOS Mrs Georgina Strachan, Milton of Lochlee, has presented Glenesk Museum with many interesting “pieces” from unusual sources, These include a knife which her father, Willie Davidson, ...

Published: Thursday 07 August 1975
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 495 | Page: 6 | Tags: none