List of state visits received by George VI

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

No. Date Country Regime Guests Venue for State Banquet
1 16–19 November 1937[1][2]  Belgium Monarchy King Leopold III Buckingham Palace
2 15–18 November 1938[3][4]  Romania Monarchy King Carol II Buckingham Palace
3 21–24 March 1939[5][6]  France Republic President Albert Lebrun
Mme Marguerite Lebrun 		Buckingham Palace
4 7–10 March 1950[7][8]  France Republic President Vincent Auriol
Mme Michelle Auriol 		Buckingham Palace
5 21–24 November 1950[9][10]  Netherlands Monarchy Queen Juliana
Prince Bernhard 		Buckingham Palace
6 8–11 May 1951[11][12]  Denmark Monarchy King Frederik IX
Queen Ingrid 		Buckingham Palace
7 5–8 June 1951[13][14][a]  Norway Monarchy King Haakon VII[b] Buckingham Palace

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ His second state visit to the United Kingdom. The first was received by King Edward VII in November, 1906.

Sources

  1. ^ "King Leopold Arrives". The Times. No. 47844. London. November 17, 1937. col D, p. 16.
  2. ^ "The King of the Belgians". The Times. No. 47847. London. November 20, 1937. col F, p. 12.
  3. ^ "King Carol's Visit". The Times. No. 48153. London. November 16, 1938. col A, p. 14.
  4. ^ "Departure of King of Rumania". The Times. No. 48156. London. November 19, 1938. col E, p. 12.
  5. ^ "Arrival of the French President". The Times. No. 48260. London. March 22, 1939. col A, p. 14.
  6. ^ "The President's Departure". The Times. No. 48263. London. March 25, 1939. col B, p. 14.
  7. ^ "President of France Warmly Welcomed". The Times. No. 51634. London. March 8, 1950. col A, p. 6.
  8. ^ "The President Returns Home". The Times. No. 51637. London. March 11, 1950. col F, p. 6.
  9. ^ "Warm Welcome to Dutch Royal Visitors". The Times. No. 51855. London. November 22, 1950. col A, p. 6.
  10. ^ "Queen Juliana Flies Home". The Times. No. 51858. London. November 25, 1950. col F, p. 6.
  11. ^ "Danish Royal Visitors Welcomed". The Times. No. 51996. London. May 9, 1951. col A, p. 6.
  12. ^ "Royal Visitors' Departure". The Times. No. 51999. London. May 12, 1951. col E, p. 6.
  13. ^ "London Welcomes King Haakon". The Times. No. 52020. London. June 6, 1951. col A, p. 6.
  14. ^ "King Haakon Leaves the Palace". The Times. No. 52023. London. June 9, 1951. col E, p. 6.