Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, Balmoral Castle

A statue of Albert, Prince Consort stands in the grounds of Balmoral Castle.

The statue was unveiled at 11:15 am on 15 October 1867 in a ceremony attended by Queen Victoria and her family, accompanied by her friend Jane Loftus, Marchioness of Ely.

[1] After pipes were played by the Highlanders, a speech by a Dr. Robertson thanked Victoria for the statue on behalf of the Balmoral tenants and servants.

[1] The ceremony concluded with the singing of "God Save the Queen", "sung extremely well" according to Victoria.

[1] Victoria described the unveiling in her 1884 book More Leaves From the Journal of a Life in the Highlands which covered her time in Scotland from 1862 to 1882.