List of royal visits to Hamilton, Ontario
Appearance
Hamilton, the tenth-largest city in Canada, has hosted visits by the Canadian royal family since the 19th century.[1]
Year | Royal visitors | Notes |
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1860 |
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | Later 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 Wales | Later became King George V.[3] |
1901 |
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York | Later become King George V and Queen Mary. |
1919 |
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales | Later became King Edward VIII and abdicated. |
1927 |
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince George | * |
1939 |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth | Opened the Queen Elizabeth Way in Hamilton.[4] |
1941 |
Prince George, Duke of Kent | 2nd visit to Hamilton. |
1951 |
Princess Elizabeth | Later became Queen Elizabeth II. |
1958 |
Princess Margaret | * |
1959 |
Queen Elizabeth II | 2nd visit to Hamilton. |
1974 |
Princess Anne | * |
1980 |
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Helps open the Hamilton Public Library. |
1988 |
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | * |
1996 |
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales | Visits the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. |
2002 |
Queen Elizabeth II | 3rd 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 Cornwall | Visit to Dundurn Castle and HMCS Haida.[5] |
2012 |
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and John Weir Foote Armoury. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
- ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876–1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
- ^ "The Hamilton Memory Project;" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP6. 10 June 2006.
- ^ "Royals charm crowd with walkabout". Retrieved 8 November 2009. [dead link ]