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Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech in Sydney, 1954. Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old.
Royal Hobart Hospital North East Building: Hobart: Tas: 3 April 1970 Captain James Cook Memorial on Lake Burley Griffin: Canberra: ACT: 25 April 1970 National Carillon: Canberra: ACT: 26 April 1970 Sydney Opera House: Sydney: NSW: 20 October 1973 Second session of the twenty-eighth Parliament of Australia: Canberra: ACT: 28 February 1974
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M.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.
King Charles III faced some pushback from an Australian lawmaker in the crowd. After Charles, 75, concluded his address to Parliament during his royal visit to Canberra on Monday, October 21 ...
This will include Royal Visits to Australia and Samoa, where Their Majesties will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
The Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, incorporated the CHOGM Official Opening into her official visit to Australia, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The tour lasted from 19 to 29 October and included visits to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Brisbane, Queensland; Melbourne, Victoria; and Perth. [6]
The Queen Returns – The 1963 Australian visit of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was filmed by the Commonwealth Film Unit. Much of the 30-minute film is devoted to Canberra and its history as the Queen's visit coincided with Canberra's Jubilee Celebrations – 50 years since the founding of the city.
The visit was made in support of the Football Association's bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [9] Mozambique: Prince Harry visited the HALO trust, learning about mine clearance in the Tete province. [11] 2–9 March 2012 Belize: Prince Harry led an official visit as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. [12] Bahamas