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The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), [1] as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history. She did not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as ...
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Venue for state banquet 1950s 1 28 June – 1 July 1954 Sweden: Monarchy: King Gustaf VI Adolf Queen Louise: Buckingham Palace: 2 14–16 October 1954 Ethiopia: Monarchy Emperor Haile Salassie I: Buckingham Palace 3 25–28 October 1955 Portugal: Republic: President Francisco Craveiro Lopes First Lady Berta Ribeiro Artur Buckingham Palace 4 16 ...
The last person to lie in state in the UK was the Queen Mother in 2002. ... George VI – the Queen’s father – was the last sovereign before Elizabeth II to die. On top of his coffin, from the ...
The royal family escorted Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to Westminster Hall as mourners lined up to pay their respects. CBS News' Lana Zak is outside Buckingham Palace with the latest.
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For Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's lying-in-state in 2002, the guard was mounted by her four grandsons, the Prince of Wales (future Charles III), the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, and Viscount Linley. [25] All Queen Elizabeth II's children took guard at 19:40 BST on 12 September 2022 at the lying-in-repose at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M.The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. 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.