List of official overseas trips made by George VI

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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 as well as 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 and Commonwealth, 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.

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

Tour of East Africa from December 1924 to April 1925:
DateCountry/TerritoryAreas visitedHost
22 December 1924 –
7 February 1925 [1] [2] [3] [4]
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya Mombasa, Nairobi, Isiolo Governor Sir Robert Coryndon
13 February –
11 March 1925 [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda Jinja, Entebbe, Kampala, Fort Portal Acting Governor Edward Blackwell Jarvis
8–9 April 1925 [10] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Anglo-Egyptian Sudan [a] Khartoum Governor-General Sir Geoffrey Archer
Tour of Australia, New Zealand and overseas territories from January to June 1927: [b]
DateCountry/TerritoryAreas visitedHost
20–23 January 1927 [11] [12] Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Jamaica Kingston, Spanish Town Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs
17–19 Februaru 1927 [13] [14] Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji Suva Governor Sir Eyre Hutson
22 February – 22 March
1927 [15] [16] [17] [18]
[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson
27 March – 23 May 1927
[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia New South Wales (Sydney, Newcastle),
Queensland (Toowoomba, Brisbane),
Tasmania (Hobart, Launceston),
Victoria (Melbourne),
South Australia (Adelaide),
Federal 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] [37] Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg Mauritius Port Louis, Curepipe Governor Sir Herbert James Read
17–20 June 1927 [38] [39] Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg  Malta Valletta, Attard Governor Sir John Du Cane
23 June 1927 [40] Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1921-1939).svg Gibraltar Governor Sir Charles Monro

State visits as King

As King of the United Kingdom
DateCountryAreas visitedHost
19–22 July 1938 [41] [42] Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France Paris, Versailles President Albert Lebrun
As King of Canada
DateCountryAreas visitedHost
7–11 June 1939
[43] [44] [45] [46]
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  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

Tour of North America from May to June 1939:
DateCountry/TerritoryAreas visitedHost
17 May – 7 June,
12–15 June, 1939
[47] [48]
[49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
[56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
[43] [45] [63] [64] [65] [66] [46]
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Quebec (Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke),
Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto, Greater Sudbury, Fort William, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford, Windsor, London, Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Falls),
Manitoba (Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage la Prairie),
Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatoon),
Alberta (Calgary, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Banff, Jasper, Edmonton),
British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Chilliwack),
New Brunswick (Saint John),
Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown),
Nova Scotia (Truro, Halifax)
Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir
17 June 1939 [67] [46] Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg  Dominion of Newfoundland St. John's Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn
Tour of Southern Africa from February to April 1947: [c]
DateCountry/TerritoryAreas visitedHost
17 February – 11 March,
13–24 March,
26 March – 7 April,
17–24 April, 1947
[68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74]
[75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [81]
[82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88]
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94]
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Union of South Africa Cape Province (Cape Town, Simon's Town, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Worcester, George, Graaff-Reinet, Port Elizabeth, New Brighton, Uitenhage, Grahamstown, East London, King William's Town, Umtata, Queenstown, Kimberley),
Orange Free State (Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Harrismith),
Natal (Ladysmith, Estcourt, Eshowe, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Vryheid),
Transvaal (Ermelo, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietersburg)
Governor-General Gideon Brand van Zyl
11–12 March 1947
[81] [95]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Basutoland Maseru High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring
Resident Commissioner Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson
Regent 'Mantšebo
25 March 1947 [96] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Swaziland Goedgegun High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring
Resident Commissioner Edward Beetham
Chief Sobhuza II
7–10, 12–16, April 1947
[91] [97] [98] [92]
Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg  Southern Rhodesia Salisbury, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, Matopos Governor Sir John Kennedy
11 April 1947 [97] Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1964).svg  Northern Rhodesia Livingstone Governor Sir John Waddington
17 April 1947 [99] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bechuanaland Loatsi Resident Commissioner Anthony Sillery
29 April 1947 [100] Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena Acting Governor Frank Edward Gilpin

Visits during the Second World War

DateCountry/TerritoryAreas visited
4–10 December 1939Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France Boulogne, [101] Bachy, [102] Amiens [103]
12 June 1943Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
12–17 June 1943Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Algeria Algiers, [104] Bone Areodrome [105]
17–19 June 1943Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Sabala Aerodrome, [106] Tunis [107]
20–21 June 1943Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg  Malta Valetta [108]
21–22 June 1943Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Libya Tripoli [109]
16 June 1944Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France Courseulles [110]
24 July – 3 August 1944Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Umbertide, [111] Naples, [112] Perugia, [113] Castiglione del Lago [114]
11–12 October 1944Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [115]
12–17 October 1944Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Nijmegen [116]

See also

Notes

  1. A territory whose sovereignty and administration were shared between both Egypt and the United Kingdom in name but was in practice under British control.
  2. The voyages were on board HMS Renown.
  3. The voyages were on board HMS Vanguard.

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