Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has received a number of state and official visits.[1] She usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.
No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests |
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1950s |
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1 | 28 June – 1 July 1954 | Sweden}} | Monarchy | King Gustaf VI Adolf Queen Louise |
2 | 14–16 October 1954 | Ethiopian Empire|name=Ethiopia}} | Monarchy | Emperor Haile Salassie I |
3 | 25–28 October 1955 | Estado Novo (Portugal)|name=Portugal}} | Republic | President Francisco Craveiro Lopes First Lady Berta Ribeiro Artur |
4 | 16–19 July 1956 | Kingdom of Iraq|name=Iraq}} | Monarchy | King Faisal II |
5 | 13–16 May 1958 | Italy}} | Republic | President Giovanni Gronchi Mme Carla Gronchi |
6 | 21–23 October 1958 | West Germany}} | Republic | President Theodor Heuss |
7 | 5–8 May 1959 | Pahlavi dynasty|name=Iran}} | Monarchy | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
1960s |
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8 | 5–8 April 19 | France}} | Republic | President Charles de Gaulle Mme Yvonne de Gaulle |
9 | 19–21 July 1960 | Thailand}} | Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej Queen Sirikit |
10 | 17–20 October 1960 | Kingdom of Nepal|name=Nepal}} | Monarchy | King Mahendra Queen Ratna |
11 | 10–13 July 1962 | Liberia}} | Republic | President William Tubman Mrs Antoinette Tubman |
12 | 16–19 October 1962 | Norway}} | Monarchy | King Olav V |
13 | 14–17 May 1963 | Belgium}} | Monarchy | King Baudouin I Queen Fabiola |
14 | 12–23 June 1963 | India}} | Republic | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[2] |
15 | 9–12 July 1963 | Kingdom of Greece|name=Greece}} | Monarchy | King Paul I Queen Frederika |
16 | 26 May – 4 June 1964 | Sudan|1956}} | Republic | President Ibrahim Abboud |
17 | 13–17 July 1965 | Chile}} | Republic | President Eduardo Frei Montalva First Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez |
18 | 17–21 May 1966 | Austria}} | Republic | President Franz Jonas First Lady Margarete Jonas |
19 | 19–28 July 1966 | Jordan}} | Monarchy | King Hussein I Princess Muna al-Hussein |
20 | 17–25 November 1966 | Pakistan}} | Republic | President Ayub Khan[2] |
21 | 9–17 May 1967 | Saudi Arabia|1938}} | Monarchy | King Faisal |
22 | 1–8 November 1967 | Turkey}} | Republic | President Cevdet Sunay First Lady Atıfet Sunay |
23 | 22–30 April 1969 | Italy}} | Republic | President Giuseppe Saragat Mme Ernestina Santacatterina |
24 | 15–20 July 1969 | Finland}} | Republic | President Urho Kekkonen First Lady Sylvi Kekkonen |
1970s |
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25 | 5–8 October 1971 | Japan}} | Monarchy | Emperor Hirohito Empress Kōjun |
26 | 7–10 December 1971 | Kingdom of Afghanistan|name=Afghanistan}} | Monarchy | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
27 | 11–15 April 1972 | Netherlands}} | Monarchy | Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard |
28 | 13–16 June 1972 | Luxembourg}} | Monarchy | Grand Duke Jean Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte |
29 | 24–27 October 1972 | West Germany}} | Republic | President Gustav Heinemann Mme Hilda Heinemann |
30 | 3–6 April 1973 | Mexico}} | Republic | President Luis Echeverría First Lady María Esther Zuno |
31 | 12–15 June 1973 | Nigeria}} | Republic | General Yakubu Gowon[2] First Lady Victoria Gowon |
32 | 11–14 December 1973 | Zaire}} | Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko First Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu |
33 | 30 April – 3 May 1974 | Denmark}} | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
34 | 9–12 July 1974 | Malaysia}} | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah |
35 | 8–11 July 1975 | Sweden}} | Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf |
36 | 18–21 November 1975 | Tanzania}} | Republic | President Julius Nyerere[2] |
37 | 4–7 May 1976 | Brazil|1968}} | Republic | President Ernesto Geisel First Lady Lucy Geisel |
38 | 22–25 June 1976 | France}} | Republic | President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Mme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing |
39 | 13–16 June 1978 | Socialist Republic of Romania|name=Romania}} | Republic | President Nicolae Ceaușescu First Lady Elena Ceaușescu |
40 | 14–17 November 1978 | Portugal}} | Republic | President António Ramalho Eanes First Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes |
41 | 12–15 June 1979 | Kenya}} | Republic | President Daniel arap Moi[2] |
42 | 13–16 November 1979 | Indonesia}} | Republic | President Suharto First Lady Siti Hartinah |
1980s |
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43 | 18–21 November 1980 | Kingdom of Nepal|name=Nepal}} | Monarchy | King Birendra Queen Aishwarya |
44 | 17–20 March 1981 | Nigeria}} | Republic | President Shehu Shagari[2] |
45 | 9–12 June 1981 | Saudi Arabia}} | Monarchy | King Khalid |
46 | 16–19 March 1982 | Oman}} | Monarchy | Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said |
47 | 16–19 November 1982 | Netherlands}} | Monarchy | Queen Beatrix Prince Claus |
48 | 22–25 March 1983 | Zambia}} | Republic | President Kenneth Kaunda[2] First Lady Betty Kaunda |
49 | 10–13 April 1984 | Bahrain}} | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
50 | 23–26 October 1984 | France}} | Republic | President François Mitterrand Mme Danielle Mitterrand |
51 | 16–19 April 1985 | Malawi}} | Republic | President Hastings Banda[2] |
52 | 11–14 June 1985 | Mexico}} | Republic | President Miguel de la Madrid First Lady Paloma Cordero |
53 | 12–15 November 1985 | Qatar}} | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
54 | 22–25 April 1986 | Spain}} | Monarchy | King Juan Carlos I Queen Sofía |
55 | 1–4 July 1986 | West Germany}} | Republic | President Richard von Weizsäcker Mme Marianne von Weizsäcker |
56 | 24–27 March 1987 | Saudi Arabia}} | Monarchy | King Fahd |
57 | 14–17 July 1987 | Morocco}} | Monarchy | King Hassan II |
58 | 12–15 April 1988 | Norway}} | Monarchy | King Olav V |
59 | 12–15 July 1988 | Turkey}} | Republic | President Kenan Evren |
60 | 8–11 November 1988 | Senegal}} | Republic | President Abdou Diouf First Lady Elizabeth Diouf |
61 | 9–12 May 1989 | Nigeria}} | Republic | President Ibrahim Babangida[2] First Lady Maryam Babangida |
62 | 18–21 July 1989 | United Arab Emirates|name=UAE}} | Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
1990s |
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63 | 3–6 April 1990 | India}} | Republic | President R. Venkataraman[2] First Lady Janaki Venkataraman |
64 | 23–26 October 1990 | Italy}} | Republic | President Francesco Cossiga |
65 | 23–26 April 1991 | Poland}} | Republic | President Lech Wałęsa First Lady Danuta Wałęsa |
66 | 23–26 July 1991 | Egypt}} | Republic | President Hosni Mubarak First Lady Suzanne Mubarak |
67 | 3–6 November 1992 | Brunei}} | Monarchy | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah[2] Queen Saleha |
68 | 27–30 April 1993 | Portugal}} | Republic | President Mário Soares First Lady Maria Barroso |
69 | 9–12 November 1993 | Malaysia}} | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bainun |
70 | 17–20 May 1994 | Zimbabwe}} | Republic | President Robert Mugabe[2] |
71 | 5–8 July 1994 | Norway}} | Monarchy | King Harald V Queen Sonja |
72 | 23–26 May 1995 | Kuwait}} | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
73 | 17–20 October 1995 | Finland}} | Republic | President Martti Ahtisaari First Lady Eeva Ahtisaari |
74 | 14–17 May 1996 | France}} | Republic | President Jacques Chirac Mme Bernadette Chirac |
75 | 9–12 July 1996 | South Africa}} | Republic | President Nelson Mandela[2] |
76 | 25–28 February 1997 | Israel}} | Republic | President Ezer Weizman Mme Reuma Weizman |
77 | 2–5 December 1997 | Brazil}} | Republic | President Fernando Henrique Cardoso First Lady Ruth Cardoso |
78 | 26–29 May 1998 | Japan}} | Monarchy | Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko |
79 | 27-31 October 1998 | Argentina}} | Republic | President Carlos Menem Zulema Menem, daughter of the president[3] |
80 | 1–4 December 1998 | Germany}} | Republic | President Roman Herzog Mme Christiane Herzog |
81 | 22–25 June 1999 | Hungary}} | Republic | President Árpád Göncz First Lady Zsuzsanna Göncz |
82 | 19–22 October 1999 | China}} | Republic | President Jiang Zemin Mme Wang Yeping |
2000s |
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83 | 16–18 February 2000 | Denmark}} | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
84 | 12–15 June 2001 | South Africa}} | Republic | President Thabo Mbeki[2] First Lady Zanele Dlamini Mbeki |
85 | 6–9 November 2001 | Jordan}} | Monarchy | King Abdullah II Queen Rania |
86 | 24–27 June 2003 | Russia}} | Republic | President Vladimir Putin First Lady Lyudmila Putina |
87 | 18–21 November 2003 | United States}} | Republic | President George W. Bush First Lady Laura Bush |
88 | 5–7 May 2004 | Poland}} | Republic | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
89 | 1–3 December 2004 | South Korea}} | Republic | President Roh Moo-hyun First Lady Kwon Yang-sook |
90 | 15–17 March 2005 | Italy}} | Republic | President Carlo Ciampi Mme Franca Ciampi |
91 | 8–10 November 2005 | China}} | Republic | President Hu Jintao Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
92 | 7–9 March 2006 | Brazil}} | Republic | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva First Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
93 | 13–15 March 2007 | Ghana}} | Republic | President John Kufuor[2] First Lady Theresa Kufuor |
94 | 30 October – 1 November 2007 | Saudi Arabia}} | Monarchy | King Abdullah |
95 | 26–27 March 2008 | France}} | Republic | President Nicolas Sarkozy Mme Carla Bruni |
96 | 30 March – 2 April 2009 | Mexico}} | Republic | President Felipe Calderón First Lady Margarita Zavala |
97 | 27–29 October 2009 | India}} | Republic | President Pratibha Patil[2] First Gentelman Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat |
2010s |
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98 | 2–5 March 2010 | South Africa}} | Republic | President Jacob Zuma[2] First Lady Thobeka Mabhija Zuma |
99 | 25–28 October 2010 | Qatar}} | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikha Moza bint Nasser |
100 | 24–26 May 2011 | United States}} | Republic | President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama |
101 | 22–24 November 2011 | Turkey}} | Republic | President Abdullah Gül First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül |
102 | 31 October – 3 November 2012 | Indonesia}} | Republic | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono First Lady Kristiani Herrawati |
103 | 27–29 November 2012 | Kuwait}} | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
104 | 30 April – 1 May 2013 | United Arab Emirates|name=UAE}} | Monarchy | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
105 | 5–7 November 2013 | South Korea}} | Republic | President Park Geun-hye |
106 | 8–11 April 2014 | Ireland}} | Republic | President Michael D. Higgins First Lady Sabina Coyne |
107 | 21–24 October 2014 | Singapore}} | Republic | President Tony Tan[2] First Lady Mary Tan |
108 | 3–5 March 2015 | Mexico}} | Republic | President Enrique Peña Nieto First Lady Angélica Rivera |
109 | 20–23 October 2015 | China}} | Republic | President Xi Jinping Mme Peng Liyuan |
110 | 1–3 November 2016 | Colombia}} | Republic | President Juan Manuel Santos First Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez[4] |
111 | 12–14 July 2017 | Spain}} | Monarchy | King Felipe VI Queen Letizia |
112 | 23–24 October 2018 | Netherlands}} | Monarchy | King Willem-Alexander Queen Máxima |
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1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/inward_state_visits_since_1952.pdf |title=Inward State visits since 1952 |accessdate=31 January 2017}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Commonwealth Visit
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/201890.stm|title=Menem to 'build bridges for the future'|work=BBC News|date=27 October 1998}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/state-visit-president-republic-colombia |title=State Visit by the President of the Republic of Colombia |accessdate=31 January 2017}}
5. ^Including 3 State Visits for West Germany
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