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