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[[File:Royal Visit Dundurn Castle Balcony crop 3.JPG|thumb|[[Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]] at [[Dundurn Castle]]]]
 
[[Image:King George VI of England, formal photo portrait, circa 1940-1946.jpg|thumb|King George VI]]
[[Hamilton, althoughOntario|Hamilton]], not as prominentthe atenth-largest city asin Toronto or OttawaCanada, has had its share ofhosted visits by the Royal Family. Below is a list of[[Canadian royal visitorsfamily]] tosince [[Hamilton,the Ontario]]:19th century.<ref name=Bank>{{cite web|title=Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past |url=http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/LibraryServices/Localhistory/Fast+Facts.htm |accessdateaccess-date=25 January 2008 |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083215/http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/LibraryServices/Localhistory/Fast%2BFacts.htm |archivedatearchive-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
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| <{{center>(1)</center> || <center>1860</center>}} || Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales || Later became [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]]; opens Gore Park (town centre) and the Crystal Palace.<ref name=HAMBIO1>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1981}}</ref>
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| <{{center>(2)</center> || <center>1869</center>}} || [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] || *
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| <{{center>(3)</center> || <center>1883</center>}} || Prince George of Wales || Later became [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]].<ref name=HAMBIO2>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876–1924)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1991}}</ref>
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| <{{center>(4)</center> || <center>1901</center>}} || The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York || Later become King George V and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]].
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| <{{center>(7)</center> || <center>1919</center>}} || Prince Edward, Prince of Wales || Later became [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]] and abdicated.
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| <{{center>(8)</center> || <center>1927</center>}} || Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and [[Prince George, Duke of Kent|Prince George]] || *
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| <{{center>(9)</center> || <center>1939</center>}} || [[George VI|King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]] || Opened up the [[QEWQueen Elizabeth Way]] expressway in Hamilton.<ref name=MEMPROJ6>{{cite press release| title =The Hamilton Memory Project;| publisher =The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP6| date = 10 June 2006}}</ref>
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| <{{center>(10)</center> || <center>1941</center>}} || Prince George, Duke of Kent || 2nd visit to Hamilton.
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| <{{center>(11)</center> || <center>1951</center>}} || Princess Elizabeth || Later became [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]].
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| <{{center>(12)</center> || <center>1958</center>}} || [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] || *
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| <{{center>(13)</center> || <center>1959</center>}} || Queen Elizabeth II || 2nd visit to Hamilton.
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| <{{center>(14)</center> || <center>1974</center>}} || [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] || *
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| <{{center>(15)</center> || <center>1980</center>}} || [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] || Helps open the [[Hamilton Library (Ontario)|Hamilton Public Library]].
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| <{{center>(16)</center> || <center>1988</center> }}|| [[QueenPrincess BeatrixMargaret, Countess of the Netherlands]]Snowdon || *
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| <{{center>(18)</center> || <center>1996</center> }}|| [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]] || Visits the [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]].
| <center>(17)</center> || <center>1988</center> || Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon || *
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| <{{center>(19)</center> || <center>2002</center> }}|| Queen Elizabeth II || 3rd visit to Hamilton; presents colours to [[The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)]] at [[Copps Coliseum]]
| <center>(18)</center> || <center>1996</center> || [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]] || Visits the [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]].
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| <{{center>(20)</center> || <center>2009</center> }}|| [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]] || Visit to [[Dundurn Castle]] and [[HMCS Haida (G63)|HMCS ''Haida'']].<ref name="Dundurn">{{cite web| title = Royals charm crowd with walkabout| url=http://thespec.com/article/667107| accessdateaccess-date = 8 November 2009}} {{dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref>
| <center>(19)</center> || <center>2002</center> || 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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| {{center|2012}}|| Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex || [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]] and John Weir Foote Armoury.
| <center>(20)</center> || <center>2009</center> || [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]] || Visit to [[Dundurn Castle]] and [[HMCS Haida (G63)|HMCS ''Haida'']].<ref name=Dundurn>{{cite web| title = Royals charm crowd with walkabout| url=http://thespec.com/article/667107| accessdate = 8 November 2009}}</ref>
 
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