List of Royal visits to Hamilton, Ontario

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See also: Historical timeline of events in Hamilton, Ontario and History of Hamilton, Ontario

Below is a listing of Royal visitors to Hamilton, Ontario: ^[1]

#	Year	Royal visitors	Notes
(1)	1860	Edward, Prince of Wales (later became King Edward VII)	Opens up Gore Park (town centre) + Crystal Palace. [2]
(2)	1869	Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught	*
(3)	1883	Prince George	Later became King George V. [3]
(4)	1901	Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York	Later become King George V and Queen Mary.
(5)	1917	Duke of Devonshire	*
(6)	1918	Duke of Devonshire	Second visit to Hamilton.
(7)	1919	Edward, Prince of Wales	Later became King Edward VIII and abdicated.
(8)	1927	Prince George & Arthur, Duke of Kent	*
(9)	1939	King George VI & Queen Elizabeth	Open up the QEW expressway in Hamilton. [4]
(10)	1941	Arthur, Duke of Kent	2nd visit to Hamilton.
(11)	1951	Princess Elizabeth	Later became Queen Elizabeth II.
(12)	1958	Princess Margaret	*
(13)	1959	Queen Elizabeth II	2nd visit to Hamilton.
(14)	1974	Princess Anne	*
(15)	1980	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Helps open up the Hamilton Public Library.
(16)	1988	Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands	*
(17)	1988	Princess Margaret	*
(18)	1996	Charles, Prince of Wales	Visits the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
(19)	2002	Queen Elizabeth II	3rd visit to Hamilton. Trooping the Colour (Copps Coliseum)

[edit] References

1. ^ Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
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 Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP6 (Saturday June 10, 2006). "The Hamilton Memory Project;". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.