Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ebersdorf, who were parents both of Albert's father Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and of Victoria's mother (and Ernest I's sister), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Duke Francis & Countess Augusta → Duke Ernest I → Prince Albert<br> Duke Francis & Countess Augusta → Princess Victoria → Queen Victoria Another of Victoria's (but not Albert's) grandfathers was King George III, father of Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent, and his brothers King George IV and King William IV. Queen Victoria (who had ascended to the throne on 20 June 1837 and been crowned on 28 June 1838) was married
MS Queen Victoria aft-facing balconies. "Queen Victoria"'s public rooms are mainly located on the lower-level public decks of the ship, 2 Deck and 3 Deck. Unlike "Queen Mary 2", however, there is no central circulation access, the main corridors being to the port side. The ship does have the similar grand lobby staircase with an artwork feature as on the Queen Mary ships, a relief portrait of the ship situated on the staircase sculpted by British sculptor John McKenna. 1 Deck, the lowest passenger deck, holds the lowest level of a three-storey stairwell lobby, as well as of the Royal Court Theatre. On