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Royal Visitors

There have been many royal visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show over the years, below is the list to date:-

1838 – The Society’s first President and a founder member was The Third Earl Spencer, a cousin of Queen Victoria and an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales

1848 – Show visited by HRH Prince Albert, The Prince Consort

1867 – 1910: The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, was the Society’s 1st Royal Patron

1896 – Show visited by HRH The Duke of York as President of the Society

1926 – Show visited by Princess Mary, later HRH The Princess Royal and The Countess of Harewood. She was the aunt of the present Queen and the first female President

1932 – Show visited by TRH The Duke and Duchess of York (later George VI)

1949 – Show visited by the HRH Princess Elizabeth, later to become HM The Queen

1951 – His Majesty The King (George VI) was Patron, HRH The Princess Royal was President and visited the show

1952 – 1997: Her Majesty The Queen was Patron of the Society

1957 – Show visited by HM The Queen

1972 – Visit by HRH The Duchess of Kent, who was the Society’s President that year.

1977 - Visit by Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh

1982 - Visit by HRH Princess Margaret

1987 – Visit by HRH The Duchess of Kent

1990 - Visit by Duke and Duchess of York

1992 - Visit by HRH Princess Anne

1994 – Visit by HRH Princess Alexandra