List of state visits received by George VI

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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.

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List of visits

No.DateCountryRegimeGuestsVenue for State Banquet
116–19 November 1937 [1] [2] [3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Monarchy King Leopold III Buckingham Palace
215–18 November 1938 [4] [5] [6] Flag of Romania.svg Romania MonarchyKing Carol II
Crown Prince Michael
Buckingham Palace
321–24 March 1939 [7] [8] [9] Flag of France (1794-1958).svg France Republic President Albert Lebrun
Mme Marguerite Lebrun
Buckingham Palace
47–10 March 1950 [10] [11] [12] Flag of France (1794-1815).svg France RepublicPresident Vincent Auriol
Mme Michelle Auriol
Buckingham Palace
521–24 November 1950 [13] [14] [15] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands MonarchyQueen Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Buckingham Palace
68–11 May 1951 [16] [17] [18] Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark MonarchyKing Frederik IX
Queen Ingrid
Buckingham Palace
75–8 June 1951 [19] [20] [a] Flag of Norway.svg Norway MonarchyKing Haakon VII [b] Buckingham Palace

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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.