List of royal visits to Hamilton, Ontario

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall at Dundurn Castle

Canadian royal family since the 19th century.[1]

Year Royal visitors Notes
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
Copps Coliseum
2009
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Visit to
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

  • Historical timeline of events in Hamilton, Ontario

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. [dead link]