Below is a list of royal visitors to Hamilton, Ontario: [1]
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Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | Later became King Edward VII; opens Gore Park (town centre) and the Crystal Palace.[2] |
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | * |
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Prince George of Wales | Later became King George V.[3] |
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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York | Later become King George V and Queen Mary. |
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Prince Edward, Prince of Wales | Later became King Edward VIII and abdicated. |
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Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince George | * |
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth | Opened up the QEW expressway in Hamilton.[4] |
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Prince George, Duke of Kent | 2nd visit to Hamilton. |
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Princess Elizabeth | Later became Queen Elizabeth II. |
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Princess Margaret | * |
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Queen Elizabeth II | 2nd visit to Hamilton. |
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Princess Anne | * |
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Helps open the Hamilton Public Library. |
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands | * |
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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | * |
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales | Visits the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. |
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Queen Elizabeth II | 3rd visit to Hamilton; presents colours to The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) at Copps Coliseum |
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | Visit to Dundurn Castle and HMCS Haida.[5] |
See also
References
- ^ "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/LibraryServices/Localhistory/Fast+Facts.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ 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 Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP6 (June 10, 2006). "The Hamilton Memory Project;". Press release.
- ^ "Royals charm crowd with walkabout". http://thespec.com/article/667107. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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