List of state visits received by George VI
Appearance
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King George VI acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom in December, 1936. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only received a few state visits from foreign heads of state during his reign, all of whom were from European countries.
List of visits
[edit]No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for State Banquet |
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1 | 16–19 November 1937[1][2] | ![]() |
Monarchy | King Leopold III | Buckingham Palace |
2 | 15–18 November 1938[3][4] | ![]() |
Monarchy | King Carol II | Buckingham Palace |
3 | 21–24 March 1939[5][6] | ![]() |
Republic | President Albert Lebrun Mme Marguerite Lebrun |
Buckingham Palace |
4 | 7–10 March 1950[7][8] | ![]() |
Republic | President Vincent Auriol Mme Michelle Auriol |
Buckingham Palace |
5 | 21–24 November 1950[9][10] | ![]() |
Monarchy | Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard |
Buckingham Palace |
6 | 8–11 May 1951[11][12] | ![]() |
Monarchy | King Frederik IX Queen Ingrid |
Buckingham Palace |
7 | 5–8 June 1951[13][14][a] | ![]() |
Monarchy | King Haakon VII[b] | Buckingham Palace |
See also
[edit]- List of official overseas trips made by George VI
- List of state visits received by George V
- List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
Notes
[edit]- ^ King George VI was ill and unable to appear in public. Instead, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Gloucester greeted the King of Norway at the welcome ceremony and Princess Elizabeth gave the speech at the state banquet.
- ^ His second state visit to the United Kingdom. The first was received by King Edward VII in November, 1906.
Sources
[edit]- ^ "King Leopold Arrives". The Times. No. 47844. London. November 17, 1937. col D, p. 16.
- ^ "The King of the Belgians". The Times. No. 47847. London. November 20, 1937. col F, p. 12.
- ^ "King Carol's Visit". The Times. No. 48153. London. November 16, 1938. col A, p. 14.
- ^ "Departure of King of Rumania". The Times. No. 48156. London. November 19, 1938. col E, p. 12.
- ^ "Arrival of the French President". The Times. No. 48260. London. March 22, 1939. col A, p. 14.
- ^ "The President's Departure". The Times. No. 48263. London. March 25, 1939. col B, p. 14.
- ^ "President of France Warmly Welcomed". The Times. No. 51634. London. March 8, 1950. col A, p. 6.
- ^ "The President Returns Home". The Times. No. 51637. London. March 11, 1950. col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Warm Welcome to Dutch Royal Visitors". The Times. No. 51855. London. November 22, 1950. col A, p. 6.
- ^ "Queen Juliana Flies Home". The Times. No. 51858. London. November 25, 1950. col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Danish Royal Visitors Welcomed". The Times. No. 51996. London. May 9, 1951. col A, p. 6.
- ^ "Royal Visitors' Departure". The Times. No. 51999. London. May 12, 1951. col E, p. 6.
- ^ "London Welcomes King Haakon". The Times. No. 52020. London. June 6, 1951. col A, p. 6.
- ^ "King Haakon Leaves the Palace". The Times. No. 52023. London. June 9, 1951. col E, p. 6.