The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool The dock complex was officially opened in 1846 by Albert, Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria and the man in honour of whom it was named. This event marked the first occasion in Liverpool's history in which a member of the Royal Family had made a state visit to the city and as a result the occasion was marked with a major celebrations. Many thousands of people turned out for the Royal visit with the newspaper "The Pictorial Times" noting the reception Prince Albert received: "His reception was most enthusiastic; balconies were erected along the line of procession, and these
Royal Albert Hall "Session Man" by The Kinks references the Hall: <poem>He never will forget at all The day he played at Albert Hall.</poem> In the song "Shame" by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, Barlow mentions the Hall in his verse: I read your mind and tried to call, my tears could fill the Albert Hall. In some variants of "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", Hitler's second testicle is mentioned to be in the Hall. Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, which has held the Proms concerts annually each