Tasmania may not get a guernsey on Will, Kate and George's Australian tour of 2014, but we've had plenty of Royal visits in the past.

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | The Duke of Edinburgh in St John Street, Launceston.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | The Queen stops during to chat during her walk of St John Street.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | Brother Angus and Simon Poxon watch as friend Carolyn Calvert, 5, of Camden, presents the Queen with a bunch of flowers. (Note the old school photoshopping)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | The Royal couple with Sir Stanley Burbury and Lady Burbury

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | The Duke of Edinburgh in St John Street.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | A sea of expectant faces waiting in St John Street for the Queen to arrive.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | Sister Xavier of Sacred Heart, Launceston, was one of the hundreds of keen photographers who got a personal record of the 1977 Royal visit.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1977 royal visit | During the tour of Bridgewater High School's home economics department, the Queen has a chat with Sally Enniss, 14, of Bridgewater.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Royal couple leave Launceston

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Launceston Mayor Jimmy Tsinoglou escorts the Queen through Civic Square during her Launceston visit.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Governer of Tasmania Sir Phillip Bennett escorts the Queen past crowds waiting to welcome her at Hobart airport.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen and Prince Philip wave as they leave the Launceston Civic Square.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen speaks to Doreen Jewson and Edith Shuttleworth, of Launceston.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Part of the crowd awaiting the Queen's arrival at the Civic Centre.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen chats with some of the crowd in Burnie during one of her brief but famous walkabouts.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Mr Kingston, husband of alderman Mrs Julie Kingston, greets the Queen as one of the officially invited guests at the Burnie Civic Centre.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Students catch a glimpse of the Queen at the TSIT.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during the rendition of the Last Post at the Hobart Cenotaph.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The cordon was not enough to stop some Brooks High School students determined to present the Queen with wattle springs from nearby trees at the TSIT.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Lord Mayor of Hobart Doone Kennedy, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth during the Anzac march in Hobart.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen talks to the crowds after the Anzac Day service in Hobart.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | Sherryl O'Malley, 9, of West Launceston, Megan Saunders, 9, and Danielle Colson, 8, both of Prospect, hand bouqeuts to the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1988 royal visit | The Queen has a word to Sir Phillip Bennett, Governer of Tasmania, at the Hobart airport.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The Queen greets breastroke champion Henry Meskaukas.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | Patricia Cleary, 10, presents Her Majesty with a bouquet of flowers after the official welcome at the Hobart Town Hall.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | Regatta Association chairman Mr G. F Sorell escorts the Queen through a guard of honour.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The Royal couple watchin swimming events at the Hobart Olympic pool. The Queen is shading her eyes from the glare and is wearing sunglasses.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The Queen presents the Lord Mayor of Hobart (Alderman Osborne) with the C.B.E at a Government House investiture.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The Queen and Prince Philip pass from Davey Street into Molle Street during the Royal progress through Hobart.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The overall picture at the Hobart Regatta grounds as the Queen prepares to step ashore from the Royal barge.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit |

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1963 royal visit | The red carpet at the Hobart Town Hall was given a once-over with a vacuum cleaner before the Royal couple arrived.