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He also made a few official tours of different parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth, making him the first reigning British monarch to set foot on North America and Southern Africa as well as the first King of Canada and the only King of South Africa to visit the respective countries.
His visit to Canada was regarded as the first modern official visit to overseas territories by a member of the royal family, [1] and his visit to India was the first to the country by a future British monarch. [2]
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 ...
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.
Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville : State visit. Met with Governor-General Richard Casey and Prime Minister Harold Holt. [3] December 21–23, 1967: Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney: Attended the funeral of Prime Minister Holt and conferred with other attending dignitaries and heads of state. [3] George H. W. Bush: December 31, 1991 ...
Here, take a look back at royal visits to Colombia over the decades: February 1962 Prince Philip, standing in the car on left, waves to the crowd alongside Colombian President Alberto Lleras Camargo.
William’s visit starts with an event with young environmentalists from across Africa and South East Asia who are taking part in the inaugural Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme.