List_of_Commonwealth_visits_made_by_Queen_Elizabeth_II

List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II

List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and remained Head of the Commonwealth until her death on 8 September 2022. During that time, she toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She visited all member states except for Cameroon, and the three most recently joined member states, Rwanda, Togo and Gabon.[1][2][3] Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947.

Overseas trips made by Elizabeth II
  United Kingdom
  10 visits or more
  9 visits
  8 visits
  7 visits
  6 visits
  5 visits
  4 visits
  3 visits
  2 visits
  1 visit
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M. The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012

Tours of the British Islands are excluded from the list below.

1950s

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Bermuda in 1953
A young girl presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall, March 1954
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1960s

The Queen cutting a cake in celebration of the first birthday of Prince Andrew in Chennai, India, 19 February 1961
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney, Australia, February 1963
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament in 1963
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1970s

The Queen during a walkabout in Townsville, Australia, 1970
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne during the 1970 Royal tour of Australia
The Queen opening the Sydney Opera House, 20 October 1973
The Queen with the Brian Elwood, Mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, during a walkabout in The Square, 26 February 1977
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta
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1980s

The Queen meeting Australian entertainers who performed in a Royal Charity Concert at the Sydney Opera House, 1980
The Queen posing with the New Zealand Cabinet during her visit to New Zealand, 1981
The Queen surrounded by children in Queen Street Mall, Brisbane City, 1982
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, 1982
The Queen opening World Expo 88 at Brisbane, 30 April 1988
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1990s

The Queen with the Mayor of Christchurch Vicki Buck, during a walkabout in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 1990
The Queen in Ottawa in 1992 to celebrate her Ruby Jubilee and the 125th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation
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2000s

The Queen with Saidu Samaila Sambawa in Nigeria, 2003
The Queen with the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at CHOGM in Kampala, Uganda, 2007
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2010s

The Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh arriving at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to inaugurate the CHOGM Summit, 28 October 2011
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Commonwealth countries and territories never visited by Elizabeth II

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See also

Notes

  1. Though nominally called territories, these regions are constitutionally integrated into their respective countries.

References

  1. [1]
    "Queen Elizabeth has never visited THESE Commonwealth countries on a state visit". 10 April 2018. The Queen has yet to visit Cameroon and Rwanda
  2. [2]
    Hebblethwaite, Cordelia (4 May 2012). "Why hasn't the Queen visited Greece?". BBC News. The Queen has made it to every single nation in the Commonwealth, except two of the more recent entrants, Rwanda and Cameroon.
  3. [3]
    "The Royal Family's visits around the Commonwealth". Official website of the British royal family. 17 April 2018. The Queen has visited every country in the Commonwealth (with the exception of Cameroon, which joined in 1995 and Rwanda which joined in 2009)
  4. [4]
    "Commonwealth visits since 1952". Official website of the British monarchy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Queen's 1956 Tour of Nigeria". British Pathé. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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    "Cyprus: Akrotiri: Queen Elizabeth Meets Archbishop Makarios".
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    (12–16 February Former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)
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    "Sights and Sounds of History". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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    Outward State visits since 1952, official website of the British monarchy. Retrieved 4 September 2012 Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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    "Bolton, Carole (Fl.1994) - the Royal Luncheon, Officers Mess, Royal Air Force, Akrotiri, 23 October 1993".
  11. [11]
    "State Visit to Malta and CHOGM". The Royal Family. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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