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King George VI succeeded to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the dominions in December, 1936. As Duke of York, he made official tours of British colonies in East Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only made two state visits to other countries as King, one of which was the first state visit of a British monarch to the United States. He also made a few official tours of different parts of the British Empire, making him the first reigning British monarch to set foot on North America and Southern Africa as well as the first King of Canada and the only King of South Africa to visit the respective countries.

Official tours of Dominions and territories of the British Empire as Duke of York

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Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host
22 December 1924 –
7 February 1925[1][2][3][4][a] 		Kenya Mombasa, Nairobi, Isiolo Governor Sir Robert Coryndon
13 February –
11 March 1925[5][6][7][8][9] 		 Uganda Jinja, Entebbe, Kampala, Fort Portal, Mengo, Toro Acting Governor Edward Blackwell Jarvis
8–9 April 1925[10] United KingdomKingdom of Egypt Anglo-Egyptian Sudan[b] Khartoum Governor-General Sir Geoffrey Archer
20–23 January 1927[11][12][c] Jamaica Kingston, Spanish Town Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs
17–19 Februaru 1927[13][14] Fiji Suva Governor Sir Eyre Hutson
22 February –
22 March 1927[15][16][17][18]
[19][20][21][22][23] 		 New Zealand Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson
27 March –
23 May 1927
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[30][31][32][33][34] 		 Australia New South Wales (Sydney, Newcastle),
Queensland (Toowoomba, Brisbane),
Tasmania (Hobart, Launceston),
Victoria (Melbourne),
South Australia (Adelaide),
Australian Capital Territory (Canberra),
Western Australia (Perth) 		Governor-General Lord Stonehaven
Governor Sir Dudley de Chair
Governor Sir James O'Grady
Governor Lord Somers
Governor Sir Tom Bridges
Governor Sir William Campion
1–3 June 1927[35][36] Mauritius Governor Sir Herbert James Read
17–20 June 1927[37][38]  Malta Governor Sir John Du Cane
23 June 1927[39] Gibraltar Governor Sir Charles Monro

State visits as King

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As King of the United Kingdom
Date Country Areas visited Host
19–22 July 1938[40][41]  France Paris, Versailles President Albert Lebrun
As King of Canada
Date Country Areas visited Host
7–11 June 1939[42][43][44][45]  United States Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, New York City, Hyde Park President Franklin Roosevelt

Official tours of Dominions and territories of the British Empire as King

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Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host
17 May – 7 June,
12–15 June 1939
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[51][52][53][54][55][d] 		 Canada Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia Governor-General Lord Tweedsmuir
17 June 1939[56][57]  Dominion of Newfoundland St. John's Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn
17 February – 11 March,
13–24 March, 26 March
– 6 April, 18–24 April 1947
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[63][64][65][66][67][68][e] 		 Union of South Africa Cape Province, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Natal Governor-General Gideon Brand van Zyl
11–12 March 1947[69][70] Basutoland High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring
Resident Commissioner Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson
Regent 'Mantšebo
25 March 1947[71] Swaziland Protectorate High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring
Resident Commissioner Edward Beetham
Chief Sobhuza II
7–10 April,
12–16 April 1947
[72][73][74][75] 		 Southern Rhodesia Salisbury, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, Matopos Governor Sir John Kennedy
11 April 1947[76]  Northern Rhodesia Livingstone Governor Sir John Waddington
17 April 1947[77] Bechuanaland Protectorate Loatsi Resident Commissioner Anthony Sillery
Regent Tshekedi Khama

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A tour of East Africa by the Duke and Duchess from December 1924 to April 1925.
  2. ^ A territory whose sovereignty and administration were shared between both Egypt and the United Kingdom in name but was in practice under British control.
  3. ^ A tour of Australia, New Zealand and overseas territories by the Duke and Duchess from January to June 1927 on board HMS Renown.
  4. ^ A tour of North America by The King and Queen from May to June 1939.
  5. ^ A tour of Southern Africa by The King and Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from February to April 1947 on board HMS Vanguard.

Sources

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  1. ^ "Duke and Duchess of York at Mombasa". The Times. No. 43842. London. December 23, 1924. col B, p. 9.
  2. ^ "The Royal Visit to East Africa". The Times. No. 43844. London. December 27, 1924. col F, p. 9.
  3. ^ "The Duke of York's Hunting Trip". The Times. No. 43849. London. January 2, 1925. col A, p. 10.
  4. ^ "The Royal Visit to East Africa". The Times. No. 43881. London. February 9, 1925. col B, p. 11.
  5. ^ "The Duke of York". The Times. No. 43886. London. February 14, 1925. col G, p. 11.
  6. ^ "The Duke of York in Uganda". The Times. No. 43887. London. February 16, 1925. col B, p. 11.
  7. ^ "The Duke of York and the Baganda". The Times. No. 43890. London. February 19, 1925. col E, p. 11.
  8. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 43891. London. February 20, 1925. col C, p. 13.
  9. ^ "Duke of York's "Bag"". The Times. No. 43886. London. March 13, 1925. col F, p. 13.
  10. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 43932. London. April 9, 1925. col C, p. 9.
  11. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44485. London. January 21, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  12. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44487. London. January 24, 1927. col F, p. 12.
  13. ^ "Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44509. London. February 18, 1927. col E, p. 14.
  14. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44511. London. February 21, 1927. col F, p. 12.
  15. ^ "Duke and Duchess of York". The Times. No. 44509. London. February 22, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  16. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44517. London. February 28, 1927. col D, p. 12.
  17. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44521. London. March 4, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  18. ^ "The Duke of York at Napier". The Times. No. 44522. London. March 5, 1927. col D, p. 12.
  19. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44523. London. March 7, 1927. col E, p. 14.
  20. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44526. London. March 10, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  21. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44529. London. March 14, 1927. col E, p. 14.
  22. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44533. London. March 18, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  23. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44537. London. March 23, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  24. ^ "The Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44541. London. March 28, 1927. col E, p. 14.
  25. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44548. London. April 5, 1927. col E, p. 15.
  26. ^ "Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44549. London. April 6, 1927. col F, p. 14.
  27. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44550. London. April 7, 1927. col A, p. 15.
  28. ^ "Royal Visit to Tasmania". The Times. No. 44558. London. April 18, 1927. col C, p. 9.
  29. ^ "Duke and Duchess in Tasmania". The Times. No. 44559. London. April 19, 1927. col E, p. 10.
  30. ^ "Royal Visit to Melbourne". The Times. No. 44562. London. April 22, 1927. col E, p. 12.
  31. ^ "Duke of York's Tour". The Times. No. 44570. London. May 2, 1927. col B, p. 14.
  32. ^ "Canberra". The Times. No. 44570. London. May 9, 1927. col A, p. 14.
  33. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44585. London. May 19, 1927. col E, p. 14.
  34. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44589. London. May 24, 1927. col G, p. 16.
  35. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44597. London. June 2, 1927. col C, p. 16.
  36. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44599. London. June 4, 1927. col C, p. 10.
  37. ^ "The Royal Visit to Malta". The Times. No. 44611. London. June 18, 1927. col B, p. 14.
  38. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44613. London. June 21, 1927. col E, p. 16.
  39. ^ "The Royal Tour". The Times. No. 44616. London. June 24, 1927. col G, p. 16.
  40. ^ "Paris Greets The King". The Times. No. 48051. London. July 20, 1938. col A, p. 14.
  41. ^ "Departure from Paris". The Times. No. 48054. London. July 23, 1938. col B, p. 12.
  42. ^ "The King in America". The Times. No. 48326. London. June 8, 1939. col A, p. 16.
  43. ^ "Washington Welcomes Their Majesties". The Times. No. 48327. London. June 9, 1939. col A, p. 16.
  44. ^ "Royal Triumph". The Times. No. 48327. London. June 12, 1939. col A, p. 12.
  45. ^ Bousfield, Arthur; Toffoli, Gary (1989). Royal Spring: The Royal Tour of 1939 and the Queen Mother in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-065-X.
  46. ^ "Lading at Quebec". The Times. No. 48308. London. May 18, 1939. col A, p. 16.
  47. ^ "The King in Ottawa". The Times. No. 48310. London. May 20, 1939. col A, p. 12.
  48. ^ "Halfway across Canada". The Times. No. 48314. London. May 25, 1939. col C, p. 16.
  49. ^ "Crossing the Prairies". The Times. No. 48315. London. May 26, 1939. col D, p. 14.
  50. ^ "Royal Party at Calgary". The Times. No. 48316. London. May 27, 1939. col D, p. 12.
  51. ^ "From Sea to Sea". The Times. No. 48317. London. May 29, 1939. col A, p. 10.
  52. ^ "Last Days in Canada". The Times. No. 48331. London. June 14, 1939. col D, p. 14.
  53. ^ "Royal Tour Ending". The Times. No. 48332. London. June 15, 1939. col D, p. 14.
  54. ^ "Farewell to Canada". The Times. No. 48333. London. June 16, 1939. col A, p. 14.
  55. ^ Bousfield, Arthur; Toffoli, Gary (1989). Royal Spring: The Royal Tour of 1939 and the Queen Mother in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-065-X.
  56. ^ "Sailing for Home". The Times. No. 48335. London. July 19, 1939. col A, p. 14.
  57. ^ Bousfield, Arthur; Toffoli, Gary (1989). Royal Spring: The Royal Tour of 1939 and the Queen Mother in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-065-X.
  58. ^ "King Welcomed to South Africa". The Times. No. 50688. London. February 18, 1947. col A, p. 4.
  59. ^ "Barbeque Luncheon for Royal Party". The Times. No. 50705. London. March 10, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  60. ^ "Royal Party in Basutoland". The Times. No. 50707. London. March 12, 1947. col F, p. 3.
  61. ^ "Royal Family at Ladysmith". The Times. No. 50709. London. March 14, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  62. ^ "Zulu Dance for The King". The Times. No. 50714. London. March 20, 1947. col E, p. 4.
  63. ^ "The King Measures A Giant". The Times. No. 50718. London. March 25, 1947. p. 4.
  64. ^ "Boer Escort for The King". The Times. No. 50720. London. March 27, 1947. p. 4.
  65. ^ "The King and Empire Brotherhood". The Times. No. 50723. London. March 31, 1947. col A, p. 6.
  66. ^ "The King Flies to Rhodesia". The Times. No. 50729. London. April 8, 1947. col E, p. 4.
  67. ^ "Diamond for The Princesses". The Times. No. 50739. London. April 19, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  68. ^ "Royal Family Leave for Home". The Times. No. 50744. London. April 25, 1947. col A, p. 4.
  69. ^ "Royal Party in Basutoland". The Times. No. 50707. London. March 12, 1947. col F, p. 3.
  70. ^ "The King with the Basuto". The Times. No. 50708. London. March 13, 1947. col E, p. 4.
  71. ^ "Ritual Dance by 4,000 Swazis". The Times. No. 50719. London. March 26, 1947. col E, p. 4.
  72. ^ "The King Flies to Rhodesia". The Times. No. 50729. London. April 8, 1947. col E, p. 4.
  73. ^ "The King Meets the Barotse". The Times. No. 50733. London. April 12, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  74. ^ "The King in the Matopos". The Times. No. 50736. London. April 16, 1947. col E, p. 6.
  75. ^ "£10,000 Cheque Handed to The Princess". The Times. No. 50737. London. April 17, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  76. ^ "The King Meets the Barotse". The Times. No. 50733. London. April 12, 1947. col F, p. 4.
  77. ^ "Royal Family in Bechuanaland". The Times. No. 50738. London. April 18, 1947. col E, p. 4.
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