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HRH Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh 1867-8

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Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868

In 1868, Henry O'Farrell tried to shoot the visiting Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria. Although the prince was only slightly wounded, the event set off a rash of anti-Irish feeling in Sydney, and O'Farrell was hanged in record time. Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is a reminder of the event.

Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh

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Prince Alfred was the second son of Queen Victoria, and he made the first royal tour of Australia in 1868. He returned for two further brief visits between 1869 and 1871.