List of state visits received by Edward VII

King Edward VII succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in January, 1901. During his reign he received plenty of state visits from foreign heads of state, all of which were from European countries, including the first state visit to Britain by a President of the French Republic. The state banquets for the visiting heads of state were held at either Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle. The King also received many less formal visits from foreign heads of state to Britain, including a visit of Shah Mozaffar ad-Din of Persia to Portsmouth in August 1902[1] and that of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia to Cowes in August 1909.[2]

List of visits

No.	Date	Country	Regime	Guests	Venue for State Banquet
1	6–9 July 1903[3][4]	France	Republic	President Émile Loubet	Buckingham Palace
2	17–21 November 1903[5][6]	Italy	Monarchy	King Victor Emmanuel III Queen Elena	Windsor Castle
3	15–21 November 1904[7][8]	Portugal	Monarchy	King Carlos I Queen Amélie	Windsor Castle
4	5–10 June 1905[9][10]	Spain	Monarchy	King Alfonso XIII	Buckingham Palace
5	13–20 November 1905[11][12]	Greece	Monarchy	King George I	Windsor Castle
6	12–19 November 1906[13][14]	Norway	Monarchy	King Haakon VII Queen Maud	Windsor Castle
7	8–13 June 1907[15][16]	Denmark	Monarchy	King Frederick VIII Queen Louise	Buckingham Palace
8	11–18 November 1907[17][18]	Germany	Monarchy	Emperor Wilhelm II[a] Empress Augusta Victoria	Windsor Castle
9	25–29 May 1908[19][20]	France	Republic	President Armand Fallières	Buckingham Palace
10	16–21 November 1908[21][22]	Sweden	Monarchy	King Gustaf V Queen Victoria	Windsor Castle
11	15–22 November 1909[23][24]	Portugal	Monarchy	King Manuel II	Windsor Castle[b]

See also

• List of official overseas trips made by Edward VII
• List of state visits received by George V

Notes

1. His second state visit to the United Kingdom. The first was received by Queen Victoria in July, 1891.
2. This was the last use of Windsor Castle for a state visit until 1969.

Sources

1. "The Shah's Visit to The King at Portsmouth". The Times. No. 36852. London. August 21, 1902. col A, p. 8.
2. "The Tsar at Cowes". The Times. No. 39028. London. August 3, 1909. col A, p. 8.
3. "President Loubet in England". The Times. No. 37126. London. July 7, 1903. col A, p. 10.
4. "Return of M. Loubet to Paris". The Times. No. 37129. London. July 10, 1903. col B, p. 3.
5. "The Visit of The King and Queen of Italy". The Times. No. 37241. London. November 18, 1903. col A, p. 10.
6. "The Departure of The King and Queen of Italy". The Times. No. 37245. London. November 23, 1903. col A, p. 8.
7. "The Visit of The King and Queen of Portugal". The Times. No. 37553. London. November 16, 1904. col A, p. 10.
8. "The King and Queen of Portugal". The Times. No. 37558. London. November 22, 1904. col A, p. 8.
9. "The Visit of The King of Spain". The Times. No. 37726. London. June 6, 1905. col A, p. 12.
10. "The Visit of The King of Spain". The Times. No. 37731. London. June 12, 1905. col A, p. 8.
11. "The Visit of The King of Greece". The Times. No. 37864. London. November 14, 1905. col E, p. 9.
12. "The King". The Times. No. 37870. London. November 21, 1905. col A, p. 8.
13. "The Visit of The King and Queen of Norway". The Times. No. 38176. London. November 13, 1903. col A, p. 11.
14. "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38182. London. November 20, 1904. col F, p. 5.
15. "The Visit of The King and Queen of Denmark". The Times. No. 38355. London. June 10, 1907. col A, p. 8.
16. "The King and Queen of Denmark". The Times. No. 38359. London. June 14, 1907. col C, p. 10.
17. "The German Imperial Visit". The Times. No. 38488. London. November 12, 1907. col A, p. 6.
18. "The German Imperial Visit". The Times. No. 38494. London. November 19, 1907. col A, p. 7.
19. "The French President's Visit". The Times. No. 38656. London. May 26, 1908. col A, p. 9.
20. "Return of M. Fallières". The Times. No. 38660. London. May 30, 1908. col B, p. 9.
21. "The Swedish Royal Visit". The Times. No. 38806. London. November 17, 1908. col A, p. 10.
22. "The King and Queen of Sweden". The Times. No. 38811. London. November 23, 1908. col A, p. 8.
23. "The King of Portugal". The Times. No. 39118. London. November 16, 1909. col A, p. 10.
24. "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 39124. London. November 23, 1909. col C, p. 13.