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
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Adele album) artist, and has sold more than three million copies worldwide. The live version of "Set Fire to the Rain" taken from "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Grammy Awards. "Live at The Royal Albert Hall" was well received by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". "The Boston Globe" labeled the release "Our DVD pick" and said, "the performances are routinely