Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands
Queen Victoria recorded her visits to Scotland with Prince Albert
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In 1864, Queen Victoria decided to produce a book featuring diary extracts from her visits to Scotland with Prince Albert alongside albumen photographs taken by George Washington Wilson. In 1865 and 1867, these private versions of Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands were distributed to the Queen’s family and friends.
Independently of the beautiful scenery, there was a quiet, a retirement, a wildness, a liberty, and a solitude that had such a charm for us
Queen Victoria's Journal, 3 October 1844