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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 ...
Queen Beatrix and Vladimir Putin on a state visit to the Netherlands, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, 1 November 2005. State visits in the Netherlands revolve around and are centered on the capital of Amsterdam. A characteristic of a state visit is that it is usually carried out by a foreign head of state, rather than a head of government.
She usually hosted one or two visiting heads of state each year. According to the palace, any visit that does not include a state banquet held by the Queen is not considered a state visit, [a] except for the Papal visit in September 2010 which was specifically designated a state visit by the British government despite the missing of a state ...
The King and Queen later visited a central Paris flower market named after Queen Elizabeth II and met local florists. The market was formally renamed during Her Late Majesty’s visit in 2014. This visit also served as the formal welcome to the city from the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, also known as the "Parchment Ceremony." This was the ...
The King and Queen will begin their postponed state visit to France on Wednesday with a ceremonial welcome at the Arc de Triomphe and a state banquet at the Palace of Versailles.
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Paris on Wednesday, marking the start of a three-day state visit intended to highlight the close ties between France and the United Kingdom.
Ulysses S. Grant visited France and the Netherlands in 1877, during a post-presidency world tour. [23]Jimmy Carter, along with Carter Center personnel, met with the minister of foreign assistance in the Netherlands, and also with potential private corporate donors in The Hague, Netherlands, in September 1999, prior to visiting Bamako, Mali, for an assessment of the Center's health and ...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla with French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte, at the Elysee Palace, Paris, for a meeting, during the state visit to France (Hannah McKay/PA Wire)