List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
Appearance
After ascending to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II received a total of 112 state visits.[1] She usually hosted one or two visiting heads of state each year. According to the palace, any visit that does not include a state banquet held by the Queen is not considered a state visit. [note 1]
List of visits
No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for State Banquet |
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1950s | |||||
1 | 28 June – 1 July 1954 | Monarchy | King Gustaf VI Adolf Queen Louise |
Buckingham Palace | |
2 | 14–16 October 1954 | Monarchy | Emperor Haile Salassie I | Buckingham Palace | |
3 | 25–28 October 1955 | Republic | President Francisco Craveiro Lopes First Lady Berta Ribeiro Artur |
Buckingham Palace | |
4 | 16–19 July 1956 | Monarchy | King Faisal II | Buckingham Palace | |
5 | 13–16 May 1958 | Republic | President Giovanni Gronchi Mme Carla Gronchi |
Buckingham Palace | |
6 | 21–23 October 1958 | Republic | President Theodor Heuss | Buckingham Palace | |
7 | 5–8 May 1959 | Monarchy | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Buckingham Palace | |
1960s | |||||
8 | 5–8 April 1960 | Republic | President Charles de Gaulle Mme Yvonne de Gaulle |
Buckingham Palace | |
9 | 19–21 July 1960 | Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej Queen Sirikit |
Buckingham Palace | |
10 | 17–20 October 1960 | Monarchy | King Mahendra Queen Ratna |
Buckingham Palace | |
11 | 10–13 July 1962 | Republic | President William Tubman First Lady Antoinette Tubman |
Buckingham Palace | |
12 | 16–19 October 1962 | Monarchy | King Olav V | Palace of Holyroodhouse | |
13 | 14–17 May 1963 | Monarchy | King Baudouin I Queen Fabiola |
Buckingham Palace | |
14 | 12–23 June 1963 | Republic | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
15 | 9–12 July 1963 | Monarchy | King Paul I Queen Frederika |
Buckingham Palace | |
16 | 26 May – 4 June 1964 | Republic | President Ibrahim Abboud | Buckingham Palace | |
17 | 13–17 July 1965 | Republic | President Eduardo Frei Montalva First Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez |
Buckingham Palace | |
18 | 17–21 May 1966 | Republic | President Franz Jonas First Lady Margarete Jonas |
Buckingham Palace | |
19 | 19–28 July 1966 | Monarchy | King Hussein I Princess Muna al-Hussein |
Buckingham Palace | |
20 | 17–25 November 1966 | Republic | President Ayub Khan[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
21 | 9–17 May 1967 | Monarchy | King Faisal | Buckingham Palace | |
22 | 1–8 November 1967 | Republic | President Cevdet Sunay First Lady Atıfet Sunay |
Buckingham Palace | |
23 | 22–30 April 1969 | Republic | President Giuseppe Saragat Mme Ernestina Santacatterina |
Windsor Castle | |
24 | 15–20 July 1969 | Republic | President Urho Kekkonen First Lady Sylvi Kekkonen |
Buckingham Palace | |
1970s | |||||
25 | 5–8 October 1971 | Monarchy | Emperor Hirohito Empress Kōjun |
Buckingham Palace | |
26 | 7–10 December 1971 | Monarchy | King Mohammed Zahir Shah | Buckingham Palace | |
27 | 11–15 April 1972 | Monarchy | Queen Juliana[note 2] Prince Bernhard |
Windsor Castle | |
28 | 13–16 June 1972 | Monarchy | Grand Duke Jean Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte |
Buckingham Palace | |
29 | 24–27 October 1972 | Republic | President Gustav Heinemann Mme Hilda Heinemann |
Windsor Castle | |
30 | 3–6 April 1973 | Republic | President Luis Echeverría First Lady María Esther Zuno |
Windsor Castle | |
31 | 12–15 June 1973 | Republic | General Yakubu Gowon[2] First Lady Victoria Gowon |
Buckingham Palace | |
32 | 11–14 December 1973 | Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko First Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu |
Buckingham Palace | |
33 | 30 April – 3 May 1974 | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
Windsor Castle | |
34 | 9–12 July 1974 | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah |
Buckingham Palace | |
35 | 8–11 July 1975 | Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf | Palace of Holyroodhouse | |
36 | 18–21 November 1975 | Republic | President Julius Nyerere[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
37 | 4–7 May 1976 | Republic | President Ernesto Geisel First Lady Lucy Geisel |
Buckingham Palace | |
38 | 22–25 June 1976 | Republic | President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Mme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing |
Buckingham Palace | |
39 | 13–16 June 1978 | Republic | President Nicolae Ceaușescu First Lady Elena Ceaușescu |
Buckingham Palace | |
40 | 14–17 November 1978 | Republic | President António Ramalho Eanes First Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes |
Buckingham Palace | |
41 | 12–15 June 1979 | Republic | President Daniel arap Moi[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
42 | 13–16 November 1979 | Republic | President Suharto First Lady Siti Hartinah |
Buckingham Palace | |
1980s | |||||
43 | 18–21 November 1980 | Monarchy | King Birendra Queen Aishwarya |
Buckingham Palace | |
44 | 17–20 March 1981 | Republic | President Shehu Shagari[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
45 | 9–12 June 1981 | Monarchy | King Khalid | Buckingham Palace | |
46 | 16–19 March 1982 | Monarchy | Sultan Qaboos bin Said | Buckingham Palace | |
47 | 16–19 November 1982 | Monarchy | Queen Beatrix Prince Claus |
Buckingham Palace | |
48 | 22–25 March 1983 | Republic | President Kenneth Kaunda[2] First Lady Betty Kaunda |
Buckingham Palace | |
49 | 10–13 April 1984 | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa | Windsor Castle | |
50 | 23–26 October 1984 | Republic | President François Mitterrand Mme Danielle Mitterrand |
Buckingham Palace | |
51 | 16–19 April 1985 | Republic | President Hastings Banda[2] | Windsor Castle | |
52 | 11–14 June 1985 | Republic | President Miguel de la Madrid First Lady Paloma Cordero |
Buckingham Palace | |
53 | 12–15 November 1985 | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Buckingham Palace | |
54 | 22–25 April 1986 | Monarchy | King Juan Carlos I Queen Sofía |
Windsor Castle | |
55 | 1–4 July 1986 | Republic | President Richard von Weizsäcker Mme Marianne von Weizsäcker |
Buckingham Palace] | |
56 | 24–27 March 1987 | Monarchy | King Fahd | Buckingham Palace | |
57 | 14–17 July 1987 | Monarchy | King Hassan II | Buckingham Palace | |
58 | 12–15 April 1988 | Monarchy | King Olav V[note 3]</ref> | Windsor Castle | |
59 | 12–15 July 1988 | Republic | President Kenan Evren | Buckingham Palace | |
60 | 8–11 November 1988 | Republic | President Abdou Diouf First Lady Elizabeth Diouf |
Buckingham Palace | |
61 | 9–12 May 1989 | Republic | President Ibrahim Babangida[2] First Lady Maryam Babangida |
Buckingham Palace | |
62 | 18–21 July 1989 | Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | Buckingham Palace | |
1990s | |||||
63 | 3–6 April 1990 | Republic | President R. Venkataraman[2] First Lady Janaki Venkataraman |
Buckingham Palace | |
64 | 23–26 October 1990 | Republic | President Francesco Cossiga | Buckingham Palace | |
65 | 23–26 April 1991 | Republic | President Lech Wałęsa First Lady Danuta Wałęsa |
Windsor Castle | |
66 | 23–26 July 1991 | Republic | President Hosni Mubarak First Lady Suzanne Mubarak |
Buckingham Palace | |
67 | 3–6 November 1992 | Monarchy | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah[2] Queen Saleha |
Buckingham Palace | |
68 | 27–30 April 1993 | Republic | President Mário Soares First Lady Maria Barroso |
Buckingham Palace | |
69 | 9–12 November 1993 | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bainun |
Buckingham Palace | |
70 | 17–20 May 1994 | Republic | President Robert Mugabe[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
71 | 5–8 July 1994 | Monarchy | King Harald V Queen Sonja |
Palace of Holyroodhouse | |
72 | 23–26 May 1995 | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Buckingham Palace | |
73 | 17–20 October 1995 | Republic | President Martti Ahtisaari First Lady Eeva Ahtisaari |
Buckingham Palace | |
74 | 14–17 May 1996 | Republic | President Jacques Chirac Mme Bernadette Chirac |
Buckingham Palace | |
75 | 9–12 July 1996 | Republic | President Nelson Mandela[2] | Buckingham Palace | |
76 | 25–28 February 1997 | Republic | President Ezer Weizman Mme Reuma Weizman |
Buckingham Palace | |
77 | 2–5 December 1997 | Republic | President Fernando Henrique Cardoso First Lady Ruth Cardoso |
Buckingham Palace | |
78 | 26–29 May 1998 | Monarchy | Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko |
Buckingham Palace | |
79 | 1–4 December 1998 | Republic | President Roman Herzog Mme Christiane Herzog |
Windsor Castle | |
80 | 22–25 June 1999 | Republic | President Árpád Göncz First Lady Zsuzsanna Göncz |
Windsor Castle | |
81 | 19–22 October 1999 | Republic | President Jiang Zemin Mme Wang Yeping |
Buckingham Palace | |
2000s | |||||
82 | 16–18 February 2000 | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II((NoteTag|Her second state visit to the United Kingdom during the Queen's reign.}} Prince Henrik |
Windsor Castle | |
83 | 12–15 June 2001 | Republic | President Thabo Mbeki[2] First Lady Zanele Dlamini Mbeki |
Windsor Castle | |
84 | 6–9 November 2001 | Monarchy | King Abdullah II Queen Rania |
Windsor Castle | |
85 | 24–27 June 2003 | Republic | President Vladimir Putin First Lady Lyudmila Putina |
Buckingham Palace | |
86 | 18–21 November 2003 | Republic | President George W. Bush First Lady Laura Bush |
Buckingham Palace | |
87 | 5–7 May 2004 | Republic | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
Buckingham Palace | |
88 | 1–3 December 2004 | Republic | President Roh Moo-hyun First Lady Kwon Yang-sook |
Buckingham Palace | |
89 | 15–18 March 2005 | Republic | President Carlo Ciampi Mme Franca Ciampi |
Buckingham Palace | |
90 | 8–10 November 2005 | Republic | President Hu Jintao Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
Buckingham Palace | |
91 | 7–9 March 2006 | Republic | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva First Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
Buckingham Palace | |
92 | 13–15 March 2007 | Republic | President John Kufuor[2] First Lady Theresa Kufuor |
Buckingham Palace | |
93 | 30 October – 1 November 2007 | Monarchy | King Abdullah | Buckingham Palace | |
94 | 26–27 March 2008 | Republic | President Nicolas Sarkozy Mme Carla Bruni |
Windsor Castle | |
95 | 30 March – 2 April 2009 | Republic | President Felipe Calderón First Lady Margarita Zavala |
Buckingham Palace | |
96 | 27–29 October 2009 | Republic | President Pratibha Patil[2] First Gentleman Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat |
Windsor Castle | |
2010s | |||||
97 | 3–5 March 2010 | Republic | President Jacob Zuma[2] First Lady Thobeka Mabhija Zuma |
Buckingham Palace | |
98 | 26–28 October 2010 | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikha Moza bint Nasser |
Windsor Castle | |
99 | 24–26 May 2011 | Republic | President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama |
Buckingham Palace | |
100 | 22–24 November 2011 | Republic | President Abdullah Gül First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül |
Buckingham Palace | |
101 | 31 October – 2 November 2012 | Republic | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono First Lady Kristiani Herrawati |
Buckingham Palace | |
102 | 27–29 November 2012 | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Windsor Castle | |
103 | 30 April – 1 May 2013 | Monarchy | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Windsor Castle [note 4] | |
104 | 5–7 November 2013 | Republic | President Park Geun-hye | Buckingham Palace | |
105 | 8–11 April 2014 | Republic | President Michael D. Higgins Mrs Sabina Higgins |
Windsor Castle | |
106 | 21–24 October 2014 | Republic | President Tony Tan[2] First Lady Mary Tan |
Buckingham Palace | |
107 | 3–5 March 2015 | Republic | President Enrique Peña Nieto First Lady Angélica Rivera |
Buckingham Palace | |
108 | 20–23 October 2015 | Republic | President Xi Jinping Mme Peng Liyuan |
Buckingham Palace | |
109 | 1–3 November 2016 | Republic | President Juan Manuel Santos First Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez |
Buckingham Palace | |
110 | 12–14 July 2017 | Monarchy | King Felipe VI Queen Letizia |
Buckingham Palace | |
111 | 23–24 October 2018 | Monarchy | King Willem-Alexander Queen Máxima |
Buckingham Palace | |
112 | 3–5 June 2019 | Republic | President Donald Trump First Lady Melania Trump |
Buckingham Palace |
Countries who have made state visits
Countries | State Visits | Notes |
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1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973 | |
1 | ||
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3 | ||
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3 | ||
1 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1975 | |
2 | ||
5 | ||
4 | ||
1 | ||
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973 | |
1 | ||
3 | ||
2 | ||
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1979 | |
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1958 | |
1 | ||
1 | ||
4 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
2 | ||
4 | ||
1 | ||
2 | Monarchy abolished in 2008 | |
3 | ||
3 | ||
3 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
2 | ||
3 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
4 | ||
1 | ||
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3 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
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1 | Now called Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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