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Queen Victoria in pony cart w/ Highlander (John Brown?)
The following is actually two old film clips of Queen Victoria. The description is as follows:
The first sequence shows her in a carriage at Balmoral in 1896, surrounded by her grandson, later George V, and various other courtiers, including Indian dignitaries or perhaps household staff.
There is a partial glimpse of a Highlander leading the horse of the carriage - perhaps John Brown, the 'favorite' of her later years?
The second shows the queen riding down Pall Mall in a carriage with perhaps the later Queen Mary and Kings George V during her Jubilee Celebrations of 1897.
The only problem with this is that John Brown's death is given as 1883, which makes me wonder if the info for the first film clip was incorrect about the date, or if this is a different Highlander altogether?
Here, first, are three stills captured from the video (note another kilted Highlander in the background, you will see either him again or a 3rd kilted gentleman following the pony cart towards the end of the first film):
The figure leading the pony cart certainly conforms to known images of John Brown, but I can't say for certain that it is....it's an interesting piece of historical film & I'd be most interested in the thoughts of the rabble, or if anyone has more information about the origin of this film.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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