Prince Albert spent a lot of time improving the castle's surroundings, and supervised the construction of access roads, bridges, and farm buildings. A model dairy was then built, the construction of which, due to the prince's death, was completed by Victoria. She also built Garden Cottage for her children, Baile-na-Coille for her servant, and Karim Cottage for her Indian secretary.
Several monuments to the prince were created on the estate, Victoria even organized an exhibition of the prince's memorabilia. The Queen herself spent more and more time at Balmoral (up to four months a year). The Queen was then accompanied by staff member John Brown, who became her closest mourning companion.
