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Outward State visits since 1952
Queen and Royal Visits

The Queen usually undertakes two or three outbound State Visits each year.

Below, you will find a comprehensive list of State visits undertaken by The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, since 1952.

View footage of The Queen's speech during her State Visit to the Republic of Ireland in May 2011:


24-26 June 1955Norway, visiting King Haakon VII
8-10 June 1956Sweden, visiting King Gustaf VI
18-21 February 1957Portugal, visiting President Craveiro Lopes
8-11 April 1957France, visiting President René Coty
21-23 May 1957Denmark, visiting King Frederick IX
17-21 October 1957United States of America (USA), visiting President Eisenhower
25-27 March 1958The Netherlands, visiting Queen Juliana I
26 February - 1 March 1961Nepal, visiting King Mahendra
2-6 March 1961Iran, visiting Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlari
2-5 May 1961Italy, visiting President Gronchi
5 May 1961Vatican City, visiting Pope John XXIII
23 November 1961Liberia, visiting President Tubman
1-8 February 1965Ethiopia, visiting Emperor Haile Selassie I
8-12 February 1965Sudan, visiting President Dr. El Tigani El Mahi
18-28 May 1965Germany, visiting President Lübke
9-13 May 1966Belgium, visiting King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola
5-11 November 1968Brazil, visiting President da Costa e Silva
11-18 November 1968Chile, visiting President Frei
5-10 May 1969Austria, visiting President Jonas
18-25 October 1971Turkey, visiting President Sunay
10-15 February 1972Thailand, visiting King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit
13-14 March 1972Maldives, visiting President Nasir
15-19 May 1972France, visiting President Pompidou
17-21 October 1972Yugoslavia, visiting President Tito
15-22 March 1974Indonesia, visiting President Soeharto
24 February - 1 March 1975Mexico, visiting President Echeverria
7-12 May 1975Japan, visiting Emperor Hirohito
25-28 May 1976Finland, visiting President Kekkonen
6-11 July 1976USA, visiting President Ford
8-12 November 1976Luxembourg, visiting The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
22-26 May 1978Germany, visiting President Scheel
12-14 February 1979Kuwait, visiting Emir Jaber III
15-17 February 1979Bahrain, visiting Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
17-19 February 1979Saudi Arabia, visiting King Khalid
21-22 February 1979Qatar, visiting Emir Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
24 February 1979Abu Dhabi, visiting Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (President of the United Arab Emirates)
24 February 1979Dubai, visiting Emir Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
28 February - 2 March 1979Oman, visiting Sultan Qaboos
16-19 May 1979Denmark, visiting Queen Margrethe
29 April - 2 May 1980Switzerland, visiting President Chevallaz
14-17 October 1980Italy, visiting President Pertini
17 October 1980Vatican City, visiting Pope John Paul II
21-23 October 1980Tunisia, visiting President Bourguiba
25-27 October 1980Algeria, visiting President Chadli
27-30 October 1980Morocco, visiting King Hassan II
5-8 May 1981Norway, visiting King Olav V
21-25 October 1981Sri Lanka, visiting President Jayewardene
25-28 May 1983Sweden, visiting King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia
10-14 November 1983Kenya, visiting President Arap Moi
14-17 November 1983Bangladesh, visiting President Chowdhury
17-26 November 1983India, visiting President Zail Singh
26-30 March 1984Jordan, visiting King Hussein and Queen Noor
25-29 March 1985Portugal, visiting President and Senhora Eanes
17-21 February 1986Nepal, visiting King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya
12-18 October 1986China, visiting President Li Xiannian
17-21 October 1988Spain, visiting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
9-11 October 1989Singapore, visiting President Wee Kim Wee
14-17 October 1989Malaysia, visiting Yang di-Pertuan Agong
25-27 June 1990Iceland, visiting President Vigdis Finnbogadottir
14-17 May 1991USA, visiting President Bush
8-10 October 1991Namibia, visiting President Nujoma
10-15 October 1991Zimbabwe, visiting President Mugabe
28-10 May 1992Malta, visiting President Tabone
9-12 June 1992France, visiting President Mitterand
19-23 October 1992Germany, visiting President Von Weizsacker
4-7 May 1993Hungary, visiting President Goncz
17-20 October 1994Russia, visiting President Yeltsin
25-27 March 1996Poland, visiting President Kwasniewska
27-29 March 1996Czech Republic, visiting President Havel
28 October - 1 November 1996Thailand, visiting King Bhumibol
6-12 October 1997Pakistan, visiting President Sharma
12-18 October 1997India, visiting President Narayanan
17-20 September 1998Brunei, visiting The Sultan of Brunei
20-23 September 1998Malaysia, visiting The Yang di Pertuan-Agong
19-22 April 1999South Korea, visiting President Kim Dae-jung
16-19 October 2000Italy, visiting President Ciampi
30 May - 1 June 2001Norway, visiting King Harald V and Queen Sonja
2 - 4 November 2004Germany, visiting President Horst Koehler
5 - 7 April 2004France, visiting President Chirac
16-17 October 2006Lithuania, visiting President Adamkus
18-19 October 2006Latvia, visiting President Vike-Freiberga
19-20 October 2006Estonia, visiting President Ilves
5 February 2007The Netherlands, visiting the Queen of the Netherlands (to mark the 400th Anniversary of the English Church in Amsterdam)
3-8 May 2007USA, visiting President Bush (to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement)
11-12 July 2007Belgium, visiting the King and Queen of the Belgians (to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele)
13-16 May 2008Turkey, visiting President Abdullah Gul
21-22 October 2008Slovenia, visiting President Tuerk
23-24 October 2008Slovakia, visiting President Gasparovic
6 July 2010 USA (to address the United Nations General Assembly and visit Ground Zero, New York City)
24-25 November 2010The United Arab Emirates, visiting Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan
25-28 November 2010Oman, visiting Sultan Qaboos bin Said
17-20 May 2011Ireland, visiting President McAleese

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