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====1869-1870====
The visit by Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, 2nd son of Queen Victoria, in India 26 December 1869- March 1870. He was the first member of the royal family to visit British India.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NyZYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''The Prince in Calcutta; Or Memorials of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh's Visit in December, 1869. Being a Collection of Descriptive Accounts, Etc.''] by N A C 1870 Google Books
*[https://archive.org/stream/notesofvisitstoi00fayrrich#page/158/mode/2up "The Duke of Edinburgh in India 1869-70"] page 159 of Joseph Fayrer's 1879 book, refer below. Covers part of the visit, from 7 January 1870 to 5 March 1870
*[http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savifadok/volltexte/2013/2778 ''The Prince in India, and to India, by an Indian: a description of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh's landing and stay in Calcutta, and a commentary of His visit and reception in India, and on His farewell address to India, given in extensio; with an inquiry into the political use of princes and pageants, and the nature and conditions of loyalty, particularly the loyalty of India, under Moghul and Briton, the Company and the Crown''] by Sambhu Chandra Mukhopadhyaya 1871 SavifaDok University of Heidelberg
====1875-1876====
The visit by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII 1875-1876
