The Legacy of Prince Albert

Albert, Prince Consort 15 May 1860 J.J.E. Mayall Printed in carbon c.1889-91 by Hughes & Mullins 40 x 28.5 cm Commissioned by Queen Victoria (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Prince Albert may well be one of the most memorable British royals. Married to Queen Victoria in 1840, Albert, Prince Consort fathered nine children and was adored by his Queen, in fact following his death in 1861 , Queen Victoria was overwhelmed by grief and stayed in mourning for the remainder of her own life (an impressive 40 years during which she wore nothing but black and was rarely seen in public). Albert was said to struggle with being 

“only the husband, not the master in the house" 

and as a result threw himself into various causes. He was a huge supporter of such public cause as educational reform and worldwide abolition of slavery. He also took on responsibility of managing the Queen's estates and household. In many ways he was a forerunner of the socialite wife we see in Manhattan! However, despite all of the good he achieved in his lifetime, none of this is his most well known achievement. The majority of people, on hearing 'Prince Albert' will refer to the body piercing of the same name!

The Prince Albert piercing is a male genital piercing extending along the underside of the glans from the urethral opening to where the glans meets the shaft of the penis. So what does that have to do with the Prince Consort? Well, while originally dismissed as urban myth, there as since been evidence to suggest that around the time of Albert's marriage to Queen Victoria, there was a fashion for tight men's trousers. However, this created an 'unsightly' bulge especially in the more well endowed man. Prince Albert thought this unseemly for a man of his position and had his penis pierced to allow it to be held to one side by a hook inside the trousers known as a dressing ring'. Tailors would at the time ask if you dressed to the let or right to allow them to tailor pants accordingly and today, traditional tailors will still ask! I doubt Prince Albert invented the piercing, it was probably, like so many other body modifications, discovered in other cultures – but as the most prominent wearer of such a piercing it will forever bear his name.

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A History Of Body Plugs

Use of jewellery has been a way to show beauty for ages now. Many centuries ago people used ornaments to make they look good and appealing. The designs have changed according to how they look and also the parts of the body where they are worn. Nowadays, they are worn on the ears, nose, navel, lips and also other parts of the body. Each body plug is designed according to the part of the body that it is to be worn. It has even turned out that many men then women are using them unlike in the past.


They are made of many types of material like plastics, cheap metals and also expensive metals like gold. However, not everyone can afford those expensive types of plugs. That has made people opt to use other materials such as plastics, cheap metals, and organic made plugs. A person can use body plugs for beauty, peer pressure or to identify with a particular group of people. They are also worn by a person who has a pierce on the body part that he wants to wear the plug. That means the first thing to do in order to be able to wear a body plug is to pierce the body part. This should be done by an experienced professional to avoid chances  of hurting yourself  or messing up .


After you have pierced your body and the wound has healed, you can now go ahead and buy plugs that please you and make you look good. You should choose a plug that looks good on you and one that you feel comfortable with. You should also be aware that body plugs are a way of body modification since it is long term and permanent.
In order for a body plug to stay in place, it should be flared out to hold the plug in place. This means that it can be double flared, single flared or have a straight plug.


a) Double flared-In this kind of plug; there is no need to use o-rings. This is because both sides are flared and this makes the plug stay in place.
b) Single flared-One end is usually flared. The side that does not have a flare is held in place using an o-ring.
c) Straight flare-It does not have a flare on any side. So what hold the plug in place are sliding o-rings put on both sides of the plug.


This gives you quite a large choice to choose from when you want to buy body plugs. They should also be chosen with care since some of those that are very cheap may be made of metals that could react with body fluids and cause infections in your body.


They originated from the Egyptians. They were worn by both men and women .and were  worn on their ear lobes. After some years, they modified them and a special class of people started wearing plugs made of silver and ivory.