Blair Castle: Queen Victoria's Love Affair With Scotland | American Viscountess

This time, Julie Montagu, the American Viscountess visits Blair Castle, the gateway to the Highlands of Scotland. Blair Castle is everything you imagine a Scottish Castle to be – its architecture is the epitome of the Scottish Baronial style – with its fairy-tale turrets and crenelations. It’s here in the 1840s that Queen Victoria first fell in love with the beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Blair Castle is the ancestral home of the Atholl family and today, the Castle and the vast Atholl estates are managed by the Troughton family. Join the American Viscountess for a fascinating visit to this breathtaking castle and experience the wild landscape, explore the hidden delights of the attics, the beautiful Georgian interiors and hear how the Atholl Highlanders guarded Queen Victoria during her stay in 1844, and are today the only remaining private army in Europe.

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[kathleenem]

We did a month long tour of the UK in 2022 and were fortunate to visit and explore this beautiful castle. I vividly remember the gorgeous gown with the beetle wings and feel lucky to have seen it since it will not always be on display.

[cynthiaalver]

I always enjoy your videos, Julie. I never fail to be delighted about the willingness of the various estate or house owners to speak and share their family history with an American woman. Good stuff!

[yishislassieswaiting]

What a fantastically full presentation of the castle, the region and the present day surrounding Blair Castle. An enthusiastic "Thank you!"'

[peggycassara]

Wow just wow, what a fabulous castle! Gotta go and see this someday soon. Thanks Julie great job as usual.

[GoldenZ]

Lovely video. I've watched this more than once, and I can't get enough. Thanks for uploading. 😘

[kimsimmons]

Such a gorgeous estate. Absolutely exquisite. Thank you for sharing your lovely home with all of us. Just stunning....❤❤

[kjmav]

On a recent trip to Scotland, this was absolutely my favorite fine home that I visited. My favorite part? The lush, beautiful gardens! Absolutely stunning! So nice to see even more of the beautiful home interiors.

[yolandamedina]

What a beautiful video! Thank for sharing such amazing history. 😊

[chefvaleriewilson]

That was awesome! I love the Queen Victoria connection. Another one of my favorite parts was when you went in the attic to see all the stuff stored up there. Wow! All the treasures. Thanks for another great show and all the information that we all learned from watching.

[gonefishing]

Wish I could press like more than once. Thank you 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[judithbeckford]

Absolutely beautiful and incredible, thanks!!!

[gonefishing]

Wonderful video, thank you so much. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[lena-lsdz]

39:29 such a lovely Scottish accent ❤

[fairchild]

I was there!
I brought my family tree, and I showed I was related to the Montegues. The ancient ancestry line of the Blairs. They knew nothing that the Montegues were direct ancestors. I felt at home there, actually. I love the canopy bed. I always, as a child, had a canopy bed.

[CynthiaRutledge-ej]

Hi Julie, My name is Cynthia and I am a knitter. I gather by some of your vests that you are a knitter. Is this true? I love your shows. They are very entertaining and educational. Thank you so much!

[cookingwithsalma]

Very nice zabdes shering big like my dear friend

[lisalking]

A telephones exhibition is a grand ideal ☎️ 📞 📳 🤳 📱 📲 especially with the knowlage and the history of the Blair Castle being the first in the area to have a telphone installed 😀 😄 😉 😊 😎 great ideal 👍

[heidimiller]

1:05:28 The Duke, Bruce Murray, lives in Africa right now? Or he is visiting Africa as they are speaking, but lives elsewhere the rest of the time? So, then is he related to Bill Murray, the comedian and actor from Saturday Night Live?

[heidimiller]

What happened to the Ruggable advertisement with the Hilton sisters? It ran for about ten seconds and stopped. A Samsung advertisement took over their time.

[KKing]

I see lots of land slides all around. What are you doing about those?