Prince Albert, seen here in Albert Park in Abingdon, was born on 26th August 1819 and so his bicentennial will be later this year. Today, from his pinnacle high above Albert Park, he watched an onslaught of children and hounds. School children were on half term kicking balls about in the sunshine; hounds were being walked and run by the usual crowd.
The daffodils have been dancing near the bowling club, like the ones Wordsworth wrote about in 1807.
Prince Albert has a Twitter Feed and has tweeted royal recognition to John Ruskin on his bicentennial.
His highness recently celebrated a wedding anniversary, and asked what one should get Victoria on their 179th. This will also be the bicentennial of his beloved Victoria who was born on 24th May 1819.