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Visits by Elizabeth II
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H.M. The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits (8284359800)
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M. The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012

Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and remained Head of the Commonwealth until her death on 8 September 2022. During that time, she toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She visited all member states except for Cameroon, and the three most recently joined member states, Rwanda, Togo and Gabon. Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947.

Tours of the British Islands are excluded from the list below.

1950s

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Bermuda Nov 24, 1953
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Bermuda in 1953
StateLibQld 1 104060 Presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall in March 1954
A young girl presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall, March 1954
Date Country Host
6 February 1952  Kenya Governor Mitchell
24–25 November 1953  Bermuda Governor Hood
25–27 November 1953  Jamaica Governor Foot
17–19 December 1953  Fiji Governor Garvey
19–20 December 1953  Tonga Queen Sālote Tupou III
23 December 1953 – 30 January 1954  New Zealand Governor-General Norrie
3 February 1954 – 1 April 1954  Australia Governor-General Slim
5 April 1954 Straits Settlements Cocos Islands Governor Nicoll
10–21 April 1954  Ceylon Governor-General Ramsbotham
27 April 1954  Aden Governor Hickinbotham
28–30 April 1954  Uganda Governor Cohen
3–7 May 1954  Malta Governor Creasy
10 May 1954  Gibraltar Governor MacMillan
28 January – 16 February 1956  Nigeria Governor-General Robertson
12–16 October 1957  Canada Governor General Massey
18 June – 1 August 1959  Canada Governor General Massey

1960s

Narendra Modi's gifts to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, of the United Kingdom, in London. The photograph shows February 19, 1961; Chennai. Her Majesty cutting a cake to celebrate the first birthday of Prince Andrew
The Queen cutting a cake in celebration of the first birthday of Prince Andrew in Chennai, India, 19 February 1961
Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, February 1963, Archibald Fountain, Sydney - photographer Australian Photographic Agency (7300130874)
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney, Australia, February 1963
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh 1963
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament in 1963
Date Country Host
20 January 1961  Cyprus President Makarios III
20 January 1961  Akrotiri and Dhekelia Administrator MacDonald
21 January – 1 February 1961
16–26 February 1961
1–2 March 1961		  India President Prasad
1–16 February 1961  Pakistan President Ayub Khan
9–20 November 1961  Ghana President Nkrumah
25 November – 1 December 1961  Sierra Leone Governor-General Dorman
3–5 December 1961  Gambia Governor Windley
30 January – 1 February 1963  Canada Governor General Vanier
2–3 February 1963  Fiji Governor Maddocks
6–18 February 1963  New Zealand Governor-General Fergusson
18 February – 27 March 1963  Australia Governor-General Sidney
5–13 October 1964  Canada Governor General Vanier
1 February 1966  Canada (refueling) Governor General Vanier
1 February 1966  Barbados Governor Stow
4–5 February 1966  British Guiana Governor Luyt
7–10 February 1966  Trinidad and Tobago Governor-General Hochoy
11 February 1966  Grenada Governor Turbott
13 February 1966  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Administrator Graham
14–15 February 1966  Barbados Governor Stow
16 February 1966  Saint Lucia Administrator Bryan
18 February 1966  Dominica Administrator Guy
19 February 1966  Montserrat Administrator Gibbs
20 February 1966 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Administrator Rose
22 February 1966  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Administrator Howard
23 February 1966  British Virgin Islands Administrator Staveley
25 February 1966  Turks and Caicos Islands Roger Tutt
27–28 February 1966  Bahamas Governor Grey
3–6 March 1966  Jamaica Governor-General Campbell
29 June – 5 July 1967  Canada Governor General Michener
14–17 November 1967  Malta Governor-General Dorman

1970s

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Townsville, 1970
The Queen during a walkabout in Townsville, Australia, 1970
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH Princess Anne, 1970
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne during the 1970 Royal tour of Australia
Queen Elizabeth opens the Sydney Opera House, 20 Oct 1973 - photographer Jack Hickson (7300142190)
The Queen opening the Sydney Opera House, 20 October 1973
Brian Elwood and the Queen 1977
The Queen with the Brian Elwood, Mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, during a walkabout in The Square, 26 February 1977
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The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta
Date Country Host
2–3 March 1970  Canada Governor General Michener
4–5 March 1970  Fiji Governor Foster
7 March 1970  Tonga King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
12–30 March 1970  New Zealand Governor-General Porritt
30 March – 3 May 1970  Australia Governor-General Hasluck
3–4 May 1970  Canada (refueling) Governor General Michener
5–15 July 1970  Canada Governor General Michener
3–12 May 1971  Canada Governor General Michener
18–20 February 1972  Singapore President Sheares
22–26, 28 February 1972  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
29 February 1972  Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
2 March 1972  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
5 March 1972  Singapore President Sheares
6, 8 March 1972  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
19–20 March 1972  Seychelles Governor Greatbatch
24–26 March 1972  Mauritius Governor-General Williams
26 March 1972  Kenya President Kenyatta
25 June – 5 July 1973  Canada Governor General Michener
31 July – 4 August 1973  Canada (for 2nd CHOGM) Governor General Michener
15 October 1973  Canada (refueling) Governor General Michener
16–17 October 1973  Fiji Governor-General Cakobau
17–22 October 1973  Australia Governor-General Hasluck
27 January 1974  Canada (refueling) Governor-General Léger
28–29 January 1974  Cook Islands Governor-General Blundell
30 January – 8 February 1974  New Zealand (for 1974 British Commonwealth Games) Governor-General Blundell
11 February 1974 Australia Norfolk Island Administrator Pickerd
15–16 February 1974  New Hebrides Resident Commissioner Houssemayne de Boulay
18–21 February 1974  Solomon Islands Governor Luddington
22–27 February 1974  Papua New Guinea High Commissioner Wilson Johnson
27–28 February 1974  Australia Governor-General Hasluck
16–18 February 1975  Bermuda Governor Leather
18–20 February 1975  Barbados Governor-General Scott
20–21 February 1975  Bahamas Governor-General Butler
1 March 1975  Bermuda (refueling) Governor Leather
26–30 April 1975  Jamaica (for 3rd CHOGM) Governor-General Glasspole
4–7 May 1975  Hong Kong Governor MacLehose
13–25 July 1976  Canada (for 1976 Summer Olympics) Governor General Léger
10–11 February 1977  Western Samoa O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II
14 February 1977  Tonga King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
16–17 February 1977  Fiji Governor-General Cakobau
22 February – 7 March 1977  New Zealand Governor-General Blundell
7–23 March 1977  Australia Governor-General Kerr
23–26 March 1977  Papua New Guinea Governor-General Lokoloko
26–30 March 1977  Australia Governor-General Kerr
14–19 October 1977  Canada Governor-General Léger
19–20 October 1977  Bahamas Governor-General Butler
26 October 1977  British Virgin Islands Governor Wallace
28 October 1977  Antigua and Barbuda Governor Jacobs
31 October – 2 November 1977  Barbados Governor-General Ward
26 July – 6 August 1978  Canada Governor General Léger
19–22 July 1979  Tanzania President Nyerere
22–25 July 1979  Malawi President Banda
25–27 July 1979  Botswana President Khama
27 July – 4 August 1979  Zambia (for 5th CHOGM) President Kaunda

1980s

Royal Charity Concert 1980
The Queen meeting Australian entertainers who performed in a Royal Charity Concert at the Sydney Opera House, 1980
New Zealand Cabinet, 1981
The Queen posing with the New Zealand Cabinet during her visit to New Zealand, 1981
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Queen Street Mall, Brisbane City, c 1982
The Queen surrounded by children in Queen Street Mall, Brisbane City, 1982
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, 1982
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opening Expo 88, Brisbane, 30 April 1988
The Queen opening World Expo 88 at Brisbane, 30 April 1988
Date Country Host
24–28 May 1980  Australia Governor-General Cowen
26 September – 12 October 1981  Australia (for 6th CHOGM) Governor-General Cowen
12–20 October 1981  New Zealand Governor-General Beattie
20–21 October 1981  Australia Governor-General Cowen
21–25 October 1981  Sri Lanka President Jayawardene
15–18 April 1982  Canada Governor General Schreyer
5–13 October 1982  Australia Governor-General Stephen
13–14 October 1982  Papua New Guinea Governor-General Lokoloko
18 October 1982  Solomon Islands Governor-General Devesi
21 October 1982  Nauru President DeRoburt
23 October 1982  Kiribati President Tabai
26–27 October 1982  Tuvalu Governor-General Teo
30 October – 1 November 1982  Fiji Governor-General Cakobau
13 February 1983  Bermuda Governor Posnett
13–16 February 1983  Jamaica Governor-General Glasspole
16–17 February 1983  Cayman Islands Governor Lloyd
8–11 March 1983  Canada Governor General Schreyer
9–10 November 1983  Cyprus President Kyprianou
10–14 November 1983  Kenya President Moi
14–17 November 1983  Bangladesh President Chowdhury
17–26 November 1983  India (for 7th CHOGM) President Singh
25–26 March 1984  Cyprus President Kyprianou
24 September – 7 October 1984  Canada Governor General Sauvé
9–11 October 1985  Belize Governor-General Gordon
11–18 October 1985  Bahamas (for 8th CHOGM) Governor-General Cash
20 October 1985 The Bahamas Inagua (private)
23 October 1985  Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General Arrindell
24 October 1985  Antigua and Barbuda Governor-General Jacobs
25 October 1985  Dominica President Seignoret
26 October 1985  Saint Lucia Governor-General Lewis
27 October 1985  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Governor-General Eustace
28–29 October 1985  Barbados Governor-General Springer
31 October 1985  Grenada Governor-General Scoon
1–3 November 1985  Trinidad and Tobago President Clarke
22 February – 2 March 1986  New Zealand Governor-General Reeves
2–13 March 1986  Australia Governor-General Stephen
21–23 October 1986  Hong Kong Governor Youde
9–24 October 1987  Canada (for 10th CHOGM) Governor General Sauvé
19 April – 10 May 1988  Australia Governor-General Stephen
8–11 March 1989  Barbados Governor-General Springer
9–11 October 1989  Singapore President Wee
14–17 October 1989  Malaysia (for 11th CHOGM) Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak

1990s

Queen Elizabeth and Vicki Buck in Victoria Square Christchurch
The Queen with the Mayor of Christchurch Vicki Buck, during a walkabout in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 1990
The Queen in Ottawa 1992
The Queen in Ottawa in 1992 to celebrate her Ruby Jubilee and the 125th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation
Date Country Host
1–16 February 1990  New Zealand Governor-General Reeves
27 June – 1 July 1990  Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn
7 October 1991  Kenya (overnight stop) President Moi
8–10 October 1991  Namibia President Nujoma
10–15 October 1991  Zimbabwe (for 12th CHOGM) President Mugabe
18–25 February 1992  Australia Governor-General Hayden
28–30 May 1992  Malta President Tabone
30 June – 2 July 1992  Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn
18–24 October 1993  Cyprus (for 13th CHOGM) President Clerides
23 October 1993  Akrotiri and Dhekelia Administrator Harley
18 February 1994  Anguilla Governor Shave
19 February 1994  Dominica President Sorhaindo
19–22 February 1994  Guyana President Jagan
22–24 February 1994  Belize Governor-General Young
26–27 February 1994  Cayman Islands Governor Gore
1–3 March 1994  Jamaica Governor-General Cooke
6–8 March 1994  Bahamas Governor-General Darling
8–10 March 1994  Bermuda Governor Waddington
13–22 August 1994  Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn
19–25 March 1995  South Africa President Mandela
30 October – 11 November 1995  New Zealand (for 14th CHOGM) Governor-General Tizard
23 June – 2 July 1997  Canada Governor General LeBlanc
6–12 October 1997  Pakistan President Leghari
12–18 October 1997  India President Narayanan
17–20 September 1998  Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
20–23 September 1998  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan
7–9 November 1999  Ghana President Rawlings
9–15 November 1999  South Africa (for 16th CHOGM) President Mbeki
15 November 1999  Mozambique President Chissano

2000s

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The Queen with Saidu Samaila Sambawa in Nigeria, 2003
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Queen Elizabeth II, during National Anthem of Uganda at CHOGM meet in Kampala, Uganda on November 23, 2007
The Queen with the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at CHOGM in Kampala, Uganda, 2007
Date Country Host
17 March – 1 April 2000  Australia Governor-General Deane
18–20 February 2002  Jamaica Governor-General Cooke
22–27 February 2002  New Zealand Governor-General Cartwright
27 February – 3 March 2002  Australia (for 17th CHOGM) Governor-General Hollingworth
4–15 October 2002  Canada Governor General Clarkson
3–6 December 2003  Nigeria (for 18th CHOGM) President Obasanjo
17–25 May 2005  Canada Governor General Clarkson
23–26 November 2005  Malta (for 19th CHOGM) President Fenech Adami
11–16 March 2006  Australia Governor-General Jeffery
16–18 March 2006  Singapore President Nathan
20 November 2007  Malta President Fenech Adami
21–24 November 2007  Uganda (for 20th CHOGM) President Museveni
24–26 November 2009  Bermuda Governor Gozney
26–28 November 2009  Trinidad and Tobago (for 21st CHOGM) President Richards

2010s

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with Prince on their arrival at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to inaugurate the CHOGM Summit, at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Australia on October 28, 2011
The Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh arriving at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to inaugurate the CHOGM Summit, 28 October 2011
Date Country Host
28 June – 6 July 2010  Canada Governor General Jean
19–29 October 2011  Australia (for 22nd CHOGM) Governor-General Bryce
26–28 November 2015  Malta (for 24th CHOGM) President Coleiro Preca

Commonwealth countries and territories never visited by Elizabeth II

British overseas territories
 British Antarctic Territory
 British Indian Ocean Territory
 Falkland Islands
 Pitcairn Islands, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (never visited as Queen)
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Other territories
 Australian Antarctic Territory (external territory of Australia)
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands (external territory of Australia)
 Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
 Coral Sea Islands (external territory of Australia)
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands (external territory of Australia)
 Niue (Realm of New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (dependency of New Zealand)
 Tokelau (dependency of New Zealand)
Commonwealth countries
 Cameroon
 Eswatini (never visited as Queen)
 Gabon
 Lesotho (never visited as Queen)
 Maldives (never visited while the country has been a member)
 Rwanda
 Togo

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