Hamilton, the tenth-largest city in Canada, has hosted visits by the Canadian royal family since the 19th century.[1]
Royal visitors | Notes | ||
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | Later became King Edward VII; opens Gore Park (town centre) and the Crystal Palace.[2] | ||
Prince George of Wales | Later became King George V.[3] | ||
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York | Later become King George V and Queen Mary. | ||
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales | Later became King Edward VIII and abdicated. | ||
Opened the Queen Elizabeth Way in Hamilton.[4] | |||
Prince George, Duke of Kent | 2nd visit to Hamilton. | ||
Princess Elizabeth | Later became Queen Elizabeth II. | ||
Queen Elizabeth II | 2nd visit to Hamilton. | ||
Helps open the Hamilton Public Library. | |||
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | |||
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales | Visits the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. | ||
Queen Elizabeth II | 3rd visit to Hamilton; presents colours to The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) at Copps Coliseum | ||
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | Visit to Dundurn Castle and HMCS Haida.[5] | ||
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and John Weir Foote Armoury. |