The Duke visits - 1869
"Shanghai was visited in 1869 by the Duke of Edinburgh, and as he was the first royal guest to be entertained by the community, he received a most enthusiastic welcome. Inasmuch as the Duke of Somerset in a speech in the House of Lords a few months previous had referred to Shanghai as a "sink of iniquity", much to the indignation of the residents of Shanghai, an effort was made to give the Duke of Edinburgh a better impression of the community that prided itself on being a "model settlement." - F.L. Hawks Potts
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