Albert, Prince Consort Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs. At the age of 20, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria; they had nine children. Initially he felt constrained by his role of consort, which did not afford him power or responsibilities. He gradually developed a reputation for supporting public causes, such as educational reform and the abolition of slavery worldwide, and was
MV Queen of Prince Rupert In what was seen by many as a politically expedient move, they leased "Queen of Prince Rupert" to the BC Steamship Corporation when "Princess Marguerite" was found to violate US pollution requirements. The vessel was renamed "Victoria Princess". To enable loading at Victoria's Inner Harbour, a side-loading door was installed. "Victoria Princess" only operated on the route for one summer, however, and in November, 1980, returned to the BC Ferries fleet as "Queen of Prince Rupert" to begin its service between Prince Rupert and Skidegate. When "Queen of the North" sank on March 22, 2006, "Queen of Prince Rupert" was