Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child? | Preview (Channel 4)

Rob Rinder interrogates historian Dr Fern Riddell's extraordinary new theory about the true nature of Queen Victoria's friendship with her Highland servant John Brown.

Drawing on an extraordinary archive, the author shows Rob documents that could blow apart the traditional understanding of the relationship. Instead of a platonic friendship with a monarch grieving the death of Prince Albert, the newly discovered evidence points to a deeply romantic relationship that blossomed despite the concerns of the Queen's family, courtiers and even Parliament.

The most shocking potential finding is that the union may have produced a child.

Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child? airs Thursday 31st July on Channel 4.