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It is dedicated to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria. [1] The Queen unveiled the statue on 30 August, 1864, three years after Albert's death, [1] on her way to Balmoral Castle. [2] The couple and their children had stayed at the city's Royal George Hotel in 1848.
The Prince Consort: a political biography (Chatto, 1959), a scholarly study online. Haspel, Paul. "England's Unsung Hero of the American Civil War" North & South: The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society (July 2007), 10#2 pp 48–52; how Prince Albert aided the peaceful resolution of the 'Trent' affair in 1861. Hough, Richard.
The memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock Audio description of the memorial by Joely Richardson. When Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861, at the age of 42, the thoughts of those in government and public life turned to the form and shape of a suitable memorial, with several possibilities, such as establishing a university or international scholarships, being mentioned.
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The title of "Prince Consort" has only been held by Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, never received an official style as the consort, his princely title being Danish, but was raised to the peerage of England as the Duke of Cumberland in 1689, several years before his wife's accession in 1702.
The Memorial to the Great Exhibition is an outdoor monument commemorating the Great Exhibition (1851) and depicting Albert, Prince Consort, designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke and located south of Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom.
The last Queen regent was Queen Victoria (1819-1901), whose husband Prince Albert was prince consort. ... check out Sally Bedell Smith’s 2012 biography, Elizabeth the Queen: ...
Unlike Philip, who declined the title of prince consort, Prince Albert was officially given the formal title in 1857. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (Chris Jackson/PA)