Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred

He visited Hawaii in 1869 and spent time with the royal family there, where he was presented with leis upon his arrival. He was also the first member of the royal family to visit New Zealand, arriving in 1869 on HMS Galatea. He also became the first European prince to visit Japan and on 4 September 1869, he was received at an audience by the teenaged Emperor Meiji in Tokyo.

On the evening of 23 March 1868, the most influential people of Sydney voted for a memorial building to be erected, "to raise a permanent and substantial monument in testimony of the heartfelt gratitude of the community at the recovery of HRH". This led to a public subscription which paid for the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's construction.

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the settlement on Tristan da Cunha, was named after Alfred after he visited the remote islands in 1867 while Duke of Edinburgh.

In the Queen's Birthday Honours on 24 May 1866, the Prince was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster, and Earl of Kent, with an annuity of £15,000 granted by Parliament.[4] He took his seat in the House of Lords on 8 June.

Uncle of Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864-1918), Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, Tsarina Alexandra and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874-1878).

Prince Alfred, therefore, remained in the navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1863, serving under Count Gleichen on the corvette HMS Racoon. He was promoted to captain on 23 February 1866 and was appointed to the command of the frigate HMS Galatea in January 1867.

Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred was born on August 6, 1844 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England as Alfred Ernest Albert. He was married to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

In Simon's Town, Prince Alfred Hotel was built in 1802 and renamed after the prince visited Cape Province in 1868. For more than two centuries Simon's Town has been an important naval base and harbour (first for the Royal Navy and now the South African Navy). The former hotel now houses the Backpackers' Hostel, opposite the harbour in the main street.