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