Hamilton, the tenth-largest city in Canada, has hosted visits by the Canadian royal family since the 19th century.[1]

YearRoyal visitorsNotes
1860
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of WalesLater became King Edward VII; opens Gore Park (town centre) and the Crystal Palace.[2]
1869
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn*
1883
Prince George of WalesLater became King George V.[3]
1901
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and YorkLater become King George V and Queen Mary.
1919
Prince Edward, Prince of WalesLater became King Edward VIII and abdicated.
1927
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince George*
1939
King George VI and Queen ElizabethOpened the Queen Elizabeth Way in Hamilton.[4]
1941
Prince George, Duke of Kent2nd visit to Hamilton.
1951
Princess ElizabethLater became Queen Elizabeth II.
1958
Princess Margaret*
1959
Queen Elizabeth II2nd visit to Hamilton.
1974
Princess Anne*
1980
Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghHelps open the Hamilton Public Library.
1988
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon*
1996
Prince Charles, Prince of WalesVisits the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
2002
Queen Elizabeth II3rd visit to Hamilton; presents colours to The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) at Copps Coliseum
2009
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of CornwallVisit to Dundurn Castle and HMCS Haida.[5]
2012
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of WessexCanadian Warplane Heritage Museum and John Weir Foote Armoury.

See also

References

  1. "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  2. Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
  3. Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876–1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
  4. "The Hamilton Memory Project;" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP6. 10 June 2006.
  5. "Royals charm crowd with walkabout". Retrieved 8 November 2009.
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