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 Mary 2"'s 10th birthday. All three on departure sailed in a one-line formation to Southampton. 9 May 2014: Both "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Victoria" led in single file, "Queen Mary 2" up the Southampton channel, with both ships docking in a bow to bow formation performing a birthday salute to "Queen Mary 2". Later on, all three sisters gather for a fireworks display in which "Queen Mary 2" led both sisters back down the channel. 25 May 2015: The three 'Queens' at Liverpool celebrating 175 years of the formation of the Cunard Line, which was formed and based at Liverpool.