The next skating club to be established was in London and was not founded until 1830. Members wore a silver skate hanging from their buttonhole and met on The Serpentine, Hyde Park on 27 December 1830. By the mid-19th century, ice skating was a popular pastime among the British upper and middle classes. Queen Victoria became acquainted with her future husband, Prince Albert, through a series of ice skating trips. Albert continued to skate after their marriage and on falling through the ice was once rescued by Victoria and a lady in waiting from a stretch of water in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
The next skating club to be established was in London and was not founded until 1830 Members wore a silver skate hanging from their buttonhole and met on The Serpentine Hyde Park on 27 December 1830 By the mid-19th century ice skating was a popular pastime among the British upper and middle classes Queen Victoria became acquainted with her future husband Prince Albert through a series of ice skating trips Albert continued to skate after their marriage and on falling through the ice was once rescued by Victoria and a lady in waiting from a stretch of water in the grounds of Buckingham Palace