List of Commonwealth visits made by Queen Elizabeth II
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Below is a list of visits to Commonwealth countries made by Queen Elizabeth II. Since acceeding to the throne on 6 February 1952, and simultaneously inheriting from her father the position and title of Head of the Commonwealth, Elizabeth II has travelled to every country within the Commonwealth of Nations, except two of the most recent members, Cameroon and Rwanda. Canada is the most visited country, with 24 visits (not including fuel stops).
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[edit] 1950s
[edit] 1952
Kenya; 4-6 February
[edit] 1953–54
Bermuda; 24–25 November
Jamaica; 25–27 November
Fiji; 17–19 December
Tonga; 19–20 December
New Zealand; 23 December–30 January
Australia; 3 February–1 April
Cocos Islands; 5 April
Ceylon; 10–21 April
Aden; 27 April
Uganda; 28–30 April
Malta; 3–7 May
Gibraltar; 10 May
[edit] 1956
Nigeria; 28 January–16 February
[edit] 1957
Canada; 12–16 October
[edit] 1959
- Canada; 18 June–1 August
[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1961
Cyprus (refuelling); 20 January
India; 21 January–1 February
Pakistan; 1–16 February- India; 16–26 February
- India; 1–2 March
Ghana; 9–20 November
Sierra Leone; 25 November–1 December
Gambia; 3–5 December
[edit] 1963
- Canada; 30 January–1 February
- Fiji; 2–3 February
- New Zealand; 6–18 February
- Australia; 18 February–27 March
- Fiji (refuelling); 28 March
- Canada (refuelling); 29 March
[edit] 1964
- Canada; 5–13 October
[edit] 1966
Canada (refuelling); 1 February
Barbados; 1 February
Mustique (private visit); 2 February
British Guiana; 4–5 February
Trinidad and Tobago; 7–10 February
Grenada; 11 February- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 13 February
- Barbados; 14–15 February
- Saint Lucia; 16 February
- Antigua (private visit); 17 February
- Dominica; 18 February
Montserrat; 19 February- Antigua; 20–21 February
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; 22 February
British Virgin Islands; 23 February
Turks and Caicos Islands; 25 February
Bahamas; 26–28 February- Conception Island (private visit); 1 March
Jamaica; 3–6 March
[edit] 1967
[edit] 1970s
[edit] 1970
- Canada; 2–3 March
- Fiji; 4–5 March
- Tonga; 7 March
- New Zealand; 12–30 March
- Australia; 30 March–3 May
- Fiji (refuelling); 3 May
- Canada (refuelling); 3–4 May
- Canada; 5–15 July
[edit] 1971
- Canada; 3–12 May
[edit] 1972
Singapore; 18–20 February
Malaysia; 22–26, 28 February
Brunei; 29 February- Malaysia; 2 March
- Singapore; 5 March
- Malaysia; 6, 8 March
Maldives; 13–14 March
Seychelles; 19–20 March
Mauritius; 24–26 March
Kenya; 26 March
[edit] 1973
- Canada; 25 June–5 July
- Canada (for 2nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 31 July–4 August
- Canada (refuelling); 15 October
Fiji; 16–17 October- Australia; 17–22 October
- Singapore (refuelling); 23 October
[edit] 1974
- Canada (refuelling); 27 January
Cook Islands; 28–29 January- New Zealand; 30 January–8 February
- Norfolk Island; 11 February
New Hebrides; 15–16 February
Solomon Islands; 18–21 February
Papua New Guinea; 22–27 February- Australia; 27–28 February
- Singapore (refuelling); 28 February
- Singapore (refuelling); 14 March 1974
- Singapore (refuelling); 22 March 1974
[edit] 1975
- Bermuda; 16–18 February
Barbados; 18–20 February- Bahamas; 20–21 February
- Bermuda (refuelling); 1 March
- Jamaica (for 3rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 26–30 April
Hong Kong; 4–7 May
[edit] 1976
- Canada; 13–25 July
[edit] 1977
Western Samoa; 10–11 February- Tonga; 14 February
- Fiji; 16–17 February
- New Zealand; 22 February–7 March
- Australia; 7–23 March
- Papua New Guinea; 23–26 March
- Australia; 26–30 March
- Canada; 14–19 October
- Bahamas; 19–20 October
- Plana Cays and Inagua (private); 22–23 October
- British Virgin Islands; 26 October
Antigua (private); 27 October- Antigua; 28 October
Mustique (private); 30 October- Barbados; 31 October–2 November
[edit] 1978
- Canada; 26 July–6 August
[edit] 1979
Tanzania; 19–22 July
Malawi; 22–25 July
Botswana; 25–27 July
Zambia (for 5th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 27 July–4 August
[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1980
[edit] 1981
- Singapore (refuelling); 26 September
- Australia (for 6th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 26 September–12 October
- New Zealand; 12–20 October
- Australia; 20–21 October
Sri Lanka; 21–25 October
[edit] 1982
- Canada; 15–18 April
- Singapore (refuelling); 5 October
- Australia; 5–13 October
- Papua New Guinea; 13–14 October
Solomon Islands; 18 October
Nauru; 21 October
Kiribati; 23 October
Tuvalu; 26–27 October- Fiji; 30 October–1 November
[edit] 1983
- Bermuda (refuelling); 13 February
- Jamaica; 13–16 February
Cayman Islands; 16–17 February- Canada; 8–11 March
- Cyprus; 9–10 November
- Kenya; 10–14 November
Bangladesh; 14–17 November- India (for 7th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 17–26 November
[edit] 1984
[edit] 1985
Belize; 9–11 October- Bahamas (for 8th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 11–18 October
- Inagua (private); 20 October
Saint Kitts and Nevis; 23 October- Antigua; 24 October
Dominica; 25 October
Saint Lucia; 26 October- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 27 October
- Barbados; 28–29 October
- Mustique (private); 30 October
Grenada; 31 October- Trinidad and Tobago; 1–3 November
[edit] 1986
- New Zealand; 22 February–2 March
- Australia; 2–13 March
- Hong Kong; 21–23 October
[edit] 1987
- Canada (for 10th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 9–24 October
[edit] 1988
- Australia; 19 April–10 May
[edit] 1989
- Barbados; 8–11 March
- Singapore; 9–11 October
- Malaysia (for 11th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 14–21 October
[edit] 1990s
[edit] 1990
- Singapore (refuelling); 31 January
- Australia (refuelling); 1 February
- New Zealand; 1–16 February
- Australia (refuelling); 17 February
- Singapore (refuelling); 17 February
- Canada; 27 June–1 July
[edit] 1991
- Kenya (overnight stop); 7 October
Namibia; 8–10 October
Zimbabwe (12th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 10–19 October
[edit] 1992
[edit] 1993
- Cyprus (13th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 18–24 October
[edit] 1994
Anguilla; 18 February- Dominica; 19 February
Guyana; 19–22 February- Belize; 22–24 February
- Cayman Islands; 26–27 February
- Jamaica; 1–3 March
- Bahamas; 6–8 March
- Bermuda; 8–10 March
- Canada; 13–22 August
[edit] 1995
South Africa; 19–25 March- New Zealand (14th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 30 October–11 November
[edit] 1997
[edit] 1998
[edit] 1999
Ghana; 7–9 November- South Africa (16th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 9–15 November
Mozambique; 15 November
[edit] 2000s
[edit] 2000
- Australia; 17 March–1 April
[edit] 2002
- Jamaica; 18–20 February
- New Zealand; 22–27 February
- Australia (17th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 27 February–3 March
- Canada; 4–15 October
[edit] 2003
Nigeria (18th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 3–6 December
[edit] 2005
- Canada; 17–25 May
- Malta (19th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 23–26 November
[edit] 2006
- Singapore; 16–18 March
- Australia (Opened the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on 15 March)
[edit] 2007
- Malta; 20–21 November
Uganda (20th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 21–24 November
[edit] 2009
- Bermuda; 24-26 November
- Trinidad and Tobago; 26–28 November (21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting)
[edit] 2010s
[edit] 2010
- Canada; 28 June-6 July
[edit] See also
- Royal visits to Australia
- Royal tours of Canada
- States headed by Elizabeth II
- Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada
- Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom
[edit] External links
- The Commonwealth—UK government site
[edit] References
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