Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Order of Victoria and Albert The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was a British Royal Family Order instituted on 10 February 1862 by Queen Victoria, and enlarged on 10 October 1864, 15 November 1865, and 15 March 1880. No awards were made after the death of Queen Victoria. The order had four classes and was only granted to female members of the British Royal Family and female courtiers. For the first three classes, the badge consisted of a medallion of Queen Victoria and Albert, The Prince Consort, differing in the width and jewelling of the border as the
New London Consort New London Consort New London Consort is a London-based Renaissance and Baroque music ensemble, which has performed in most of Europe and various other parts of the world. Founded and directed by Philip Pickett, most of its repertoire has been recorded and broadcast by BBC (radio and television) and regularly appear at major venues and festivals. This repertoire includes unpublished works and new interpretations of familiar ones, sometimes controversial. One of the world’s leading early music ensembles, The New London Consort (NLC) was founded in London by Philip Pickett, its current director. All of the principal artists have solo careers