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. A state visit normally lasted for 4 days and included a state banquet given by The King at Buckingham Palace as well as a formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall.

List of visits

No.	Date	Country	Regime	Guests	Venue for State Banquet
1	16–19 November 1937 [1] [2] [3]	Belgium	Monarchy	King Leopold III	Buckingham Palace
2	15–18 November 1938 [4] [5] [6]	Romania	Monarchy	King Carol II Crown Prince Michael	Buckingham Palace
3	21–24 March 1939 [7] [8] [9]	France	Republic	President Albert Lebrun Mme Marguerite Lebrun	Buckingham Palace
4	7–10 March 1950 [10] [11] [12]	France	Republic	President Vincent Auriol Mme Michelle Auriol	Buckingham Palace
5	21–24 November 1950 [13] [14] [15]	Netherlands	Monarchy	Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard	Buckingham Palace
6	8–11 May 1951 [16] [17] [18]	Denmark	Monarchy	King Frederik IX Queen Ingrid	Buckingham Palace
7	5–8 June 1951 [19] [20] [a]	Norway	Monarchy	King Haakon VII [b]	Buckingham Palace

See also

• List of official overseas trips made by George VI
• List of state visits received by George V
• List of state visits received by Elizabeth II

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 , while Princess Elizabeth gave the speech on behalf of her father at the state banquet. This visit did not include a formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall.
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. 17 November 1937. col D, p. 16.
2. "King Leopold at Guildhall". The Times. No. 47845. London. 18 November 1937. col D, p. 14.
3. "The King of the Belgians". The Times. No. 47847. London. 20 November 1937. col F, p. 12.
4. "King Carol's Visit". The Times. No. 48153. London. 16 November 1938. col A, p. 14.
5. "King Carol at Guildhall". The Times. No. 48154. London. 17 November 1938. col B, p. 16.
6. "Departure of King of Rumania". The Times. No. 48156. London. 19 November 1938. col E, p. 12.
7. "Arrival of the French President". The Times. No. 48260. London. 22 March 1939. col A, p. 14.
8. "The President in the City". The Times. No. 48261. London. 23 March 1939. col A, p. 16.
9. "The President's Departure". The Times. No. 48263. London. 25 March 1939. col B, p. 14.
10. "President of France Warmly Welcomed". The Times. No. 51634. London. 8 March 1950. col A, p. 6.
11. "City Welcome to President of France". The Times. No. 51635. London. 9 March 1950. col F, p. 6.
12. "The President Returns Home". The Times. No. 51637. London. 11 March 1950. col F, p. 6.
13. "Warm Welcome to Dutch Royal Visitors". The Times. No. 51855. London. 22 November 1950. col A, p. 6.
14. "The City's Welcome to Royal Visitors". The Times. No. 51856. London. 23 November 1950. col F, p. 4.
15. "Queen Juliana Flies Home". The Times. No. 51858. London. 25 November 1950. col F, p. 6.
16. "Danish Royal Visitors Welcomed". The Times. No. 51996. London. 9 May 1951. col A, p. 6.
17. "The City's Welcome to Danish Royal Visitors". The Times. No. 51998. London. 11 May 1951. col F, p. 6.
18. "Royal Visitors' Departure". The Times. No. 51999. London. 12 May 1951. col E, p. 6.
19. "London Welcomes King Haakon". The Times. No. 52020. London. 6 June 1951. col A, p. 6.
20. "King Haakon Leaves the Palace". The Times. No. 52023. London. 9 June 1951. col E, p. 6.