Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in June 1837. During her long reign the modern form of state visit began to take shape. A full state visit usually included a state banquet given by the Queen at Windsor Castle and a formal reception by the City of London at Guildhall. All foreign heads of state made official visits to the Queen were monarchs, either of European or Asian countries. The Queen also hosted received many less formal visits from foreign heads of state to Britain, like one by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia in June 1844. [1]
No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for State Banquet | Image |
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1 | 8–15 October 1844 [2] [3] [4] | ![]() | Monarchy | King Louis Philippe I | Windsor Castle | ![]() |
2 | 16–21 April 1855 [5] [6] [7] | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Napoleon III Empress Eugénie | Windsor Castle | ![]() |
3 | 29 November – 6 December 1855 [8] [9] [10] | ![]() | Monarchy | King Victor Emmanuel II | Windsor Castle | |
4 | 12–23 July 1867 [11] [12] [13] | ![]() | Monarchy | Sultan Abdulaziz | Windsor Castle [a] | ![]() |
5 | 18 June – 5 July 1873 [14] [15] [16] | ![]() | Monarchy | Shah Naser al-Din | Windsor Castle [b] | ![]() |
6 | 13–21 May 1874 [17] [18] [19] [20] | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Alexander II | Windsor Castle | |
7 | 1–7 July 1889 [21] [22] [23] [24] | ![]() | Monarchy | Shah Naser al-Din [c] | Windsor Castle [d] | |
8 | 5–13 July 1891 [25] [26] [27] [28] [e] | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Wilhelm II Empress Augusta Victoria | Windsor Castle |