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February 12, 2008: "Intimate" Queen Victoria Letters to be Auctioned
"A Canadian antiquarian is set to auction a remarkable set of letters written by Queen Victoria in which the grief-stricken monarch confides her deep sorrow over the death of John Brown, the Scottish royal aide whose close relationship with the widowed Queen sparked rumours of a romance in the 19th century and inspired the hit film Mrs. Brown in the 1990s."
