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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.

List of visits

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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

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Notes

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  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

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  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.
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