Victoria and Albert.
Both were of German origin and were married after Victoria ascended the throne of England.
They were a devoted and loving couple until Prince Albert's untimely death in 1861.
Until then they jointly embraced their role as queen and prince consort. They presided over the largest empire the world has ever seen with the serene conviction that God had brought them together for this lofty purpose.
They were also unexampled models of rectitude and to that end daily prayers with the royal household, family devotions with their nine children and chapel services on Sunday were scrupulously observed.
Is it, therefore, a coincidence that the British Empire reached it's zenith during Victoria's reign?
In Canada they are memorialised by Victoria Day, the name of the province of Alberta and the city of Victoria on Vancouver island.
God did indeed "save our gracious queen" and we have all benefited because of it.
Ian
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