Albert Head, Metchosin from the headland that was named by the Royal Navy for Prince Albert. The neighbourhood of Albert Head is located on the headland of Albert Head, named for Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. It was surveyed and named in 1847 by Captain Henry Kellett on the HMS "Herald", due to its location across Royal Roads (then named Royal Bay) from the city of Victoria. Albert Head Lagoon is at the south end of Royal Roads. It was officially named after the headland of Albert Head in 1977, due to that name being long-established in local usage. Albert Head, Metchosin
Albert Hall, Canberra Albert Hall, Canberra The Albert Hall is a hall in Canberra, Australia, used for entertainment. It is on Commonwealth Avenue between Commonwealth Bridge and the Hotel Canberra in the suburb of Yarralumla. The hall was opened on 10 March 1928 by the Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce. Bruce named the hall, explaining at the opening ceremony that he had chosen the name from the Royal Albert Hall in London and also because it was the first name of The Duke of York (later George VI) and furthermore that it commemorated the "Consort of the Queen who had proclaimed the Australian Commonwealth".