At the time of this visit to Scone in Scotland, Victoria had been married to Albert for two years and had given birth to her first two children Princess Victoria and Prince Albert Edward.

Amazingly their host, the Earl of Mansfield, who had been planning the trip for two years, had problems with cowboy builders along the way, and ended up with just 12 hours to impress the queen.

This visit was part of a charm offensive the queen made to improve the monarchy's standing in Scotland. Scone was chosen partly for its symbolic place in Scottish history and also because for centuries Scottish kings were crowned here on the Stone of Scone. Tim reveals a mystery surrounding the precise whereabouts of the original stone. It was supposedly moved to Westminster Abbey for the kings and queens of England (including Victoria) to be crowned upon - but was it?

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