However, Albert need not be disheartened about not catching up with Peel, as he had Sir Arthur Hastings at his side as a buffer.
At 27, Sir Arthur entered the University of London at 16, graduated at 19 to join Scotland Yard, promoted to Greenwich Police Chief at 20, and at 21, elevated to the role of Police Superintendent of two districts, originally a figure representing meteoric rises.
But, whether it was the bullet's recoil being too great or not, for the following six years, he drifted aimlessly, and only now, with great difficulty, has returned to London to sit in the chair of Secretary General of the Police Commissioner Committee.
Yet, even if you think so, the path Sir Arthur has taken doesn't seem all that simple either.
After all, for a product of excellent education at the University of London to have come this far without the assistance of alumni resources is indeed quite an achievement.
