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. During that time, she toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She visited all member states except for Cameroon, and the three most recently joined member states, Rwanda, Togo and Gabon.[1][2][3] Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947.
Overseas trips made by Elizabeth II
United Kingdom
10 visits or more
9 visits
8 visits
7 visits
6 visits
5 visits
4 visits
3 visits
2 visits
1 visit
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M. The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012
Tours of the British Islands are excluded from the list below.
The Queen cutting a cake in celebration of the first birthday of Prince Andrew in Chennai, India, 19 February 1961The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney, Australia, February 1963The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament in 1963
The Queen during a walkabout in Townsville, Australia, 1970The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne during the 1970 Royal tour of AustraliaThe Queen opening the Sydney Opera House, 20 October 1973The Queen with the Brian Elwood, Mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, during a walkabout in The Square, 26 February 1977The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta
The Queen meeting Australian entertainers who performed in a Royal Charity Concert at the Sydney Opera House, 1980The Queen posing with the New Zealand Cabinet during her visit to New Zealand, 1981The Queen surrounded by children in Queen Street Mall, Brisbane City, 1982The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, 1982The Queen opening World Expo 88 at Brisbane, 30 April 1988
The Queen with the Mayor of Christchurch Vicki Buck, during a walkabout in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 1990The Queen in Ottawa in 1992 to celebrate her Ruby Jubilee and the 125th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation
^ abcdefThough nominally called territories, these regions are constitutionally integrated into their respective countries.
Referencesedit
^"Queen Elizabeth has never visited THESE Commonwealth countries on a state visit". 10 April 2018. The Queen has yet to visit Cameroon and Rwanda
^Hebblethwaite, Cordelia (4 May 2012). "Why hasn't the Queen visited Greece?". BBC News. The Queen has made it to every single nation in the Commonwealth, except two of the more recent entrants, Rwanda and Cameroon.
^"The Royal Family's visits around the Commonwealth". Official website of the British royal family. 17 April 2018. The Queen has visited every country in the Commonwealth (with the exception of Cameroon, which joined in 1995 and Rwanda which joined in 2009)
^"Queen's 1956 Tour of Nigeria". British Pathé. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^"Cyprus: Akrotiri: Queen Elizabeth Meets Archbishop Makarios".
^(12–16 February Former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)
^"Sights and Sounds of History". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ abcdefghijklmOutward State visits since 1952, official website of the British monarchy. Retrieved 4 September 2012 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^"Bolton, Carole (Fl.1994) - the Royal Luncheon, Officers Mess, Royal Air Force, Akrotiri, 23 October 1993".
^"State Visit to Malta and CHOGM". The Royal Family. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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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 During that time she toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely She visited all member states except for Cameroon and the three most recently joined member states Rwanda Togo and Gabon 1 2 3 Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947 Overseas trips made by Elizabeth II United Kingdom 10 visits or more 9 visits 8 visits 7 visits 6 visits 5 visits 4 visits 3 visits 2 visits 1 visit Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H M The Queen s Commonwealth and State Visits 18 December 2012 Tours of the British Islands are excluded from the list below Contents 1 1950s 2 1960s 3 1970s 4 1980s 5 1990s 6 2000s 7 2010s 8 Commonwealth countries and territories never visited by Elizabeth II 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References1950s edit nbsp The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Bermuda in 1953 nbsp A young girl presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall March 1954 Date Country Host 6 February 1952 4 nbsp Kenya Governor Mitchell 24 25 November 1953 4 nbsp Bermuda Governor Hood 25 27 November 1953 4 nbsp Jamaica Governor Foot 17 19 December 1953 4 nbsp Fiji Governor Garvey 19 20 December 1953 4 nbsp Tonga Queen Salote Tupou III 23 December 1953 30 January 1954 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Norrie 3 February 1954 1 April 1954 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Slim 5 April 1954 4 nbsp Cocos Islands Governor Nicoll 10 21 April 1954 4 nbsp Ceylon Governor General Ramsbotham 27 April 1954 4 nbsp Aden Governor Hickinbotham 28 30 April 1954 4 nbsp Uganda Governor Cohen 3 7 May 1954 4 nbsp Malta Governor Creasy 10 May 1954 4 nbsp Gibraltar Governor MacMillan 28 January 16 February 1956 4 5 nbsp Nigeria Governor General Robertson 12 16 October 1957 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Massey 18 June 1 August 1959 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Massey1960s edit nbsp The Queen cutting a cake in celebration of the first birthday of Prince Andrew in Chennai India 19 February 1961 nbsp The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney Australia February 1963 nbsp The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament in 1963 Date Country Host 20 January 1961 nbsp Cyprus President Makarios III 20 January 1961 6 nbsp Akrotiri and Dhekelia Administrator MacDonald 21 January 1 February 196116 26 February 19611 2 March 1961 4 nbsp India President Prasad 1 16 February 1961 7 8 nbsp Pakistan President Ayub Khan 9 20 November 1961 4 nbsp Ghana President Nkrumah 25 November 1 December 1961 4 nbsp Sierra Leone Governor General Dorman 3 5 December 1961 4 nbsp Gambia Governor Windley 30 January 1 February 1963 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Vanier 2 3 February 1963 4 nbsp Fiji Governor Maddocks 6 18 February 1963 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Fergusson 18 February 27 March 1963 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Sidney 5 13 October 1964 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Vanier 1 February 1966 4 nbsp Canada refueling Governor General Vanier 1 February 1966 4 nbsp Barbados Governor Stow 4 5 February 1966 4 nbsp British Guiana Governor Luyt 7 10 February 1966 4 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Governor General Hochoy 11 February 1966 4 nbsp Grenada Governor Turbott 13 February 1966 4 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Administrator Graham 14 15 February 1966 4 nbsp Barbados Governor Stow 16 February 1966 4 nbsp Saint Lucia Administrator Bryan 18 February 1966 4 nbsp Dominica Administrator Guy 19 February 1966 4 nbsp Montserrat Administrator Gibbs 20 February 1966 4 nbsp Antigua Administrator Rose 22 February 1966 4 nbsp Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla Administrator Howard 23 February 1966 4 nbsp British Virgin Islands Administrator Staveley 25 February 1966 4 nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands Roger Tutt 27 28 February 1966 4 nbsp Bahamas Governor Grey 3 6 March 1966 4 nbsp Jamaica Governor General Campbell 29 June 5 July 1967 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Michener 14 17 November 1967 4 nbsp Malta Governor General Dorman1970s edit nbsp The Queen during a walkabout in Townsville Australia 1970 nbsp The Queen the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne during the 1970 Royal tour of Australia nbsp The Queen opening the Sydney Opera House 20 October 1973 nbsp The Queen with the Brian Elwood Mayor of Palmerston North New Zealand during a walkabout in The Square 26 February 1977 nbsp The Queen the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Andrew Prince Edward at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Alberta Date Country Host 2 3 March 1970 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Michener 4 5 March 1970 4 nbsp Fiji Governor Foster 7 March 1970 4 nbsp Tonga King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV 12 30 March 1970 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Porritt 30 March 3 May 1970 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Hasluck 3 4 May 1970 4 nbsp Canada refueling Governor General Michener 5 15 July 1970 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Michener 3 12 May 1971 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Michener 18 20 February 1972 4 nbsp Singapore President Sheares 22 26 28 February 1972 4 nbsp Malaysia Yang di Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah 29 February 1972 4 nbsp Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah 2 March 1972 4 nbsp Malaysia Yang di Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah 5 March 1972 4 nbsp Singapore President Sheares 6 8 March 1972 4 nbsp Malaysia Yang di Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah 19 20 March 1972 4 nbsp Seychelles Governor Greatbatch 24 26 March 1972 4 nbsp Mauritius Governor General Williams 26 March 1972 4 nbsp Kenya President Kenyatta 25 June 5 July 1973 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Michener 31 July 4 August 1973 4 nbsp Canada for 2nd CHOGM Governor General Michener 15 October 1973 4 nbsp Canada refueling Governor General Michener 16 17 October 1973 4 nbsp Fiji Governor General Cakobau 17 22 October 1973 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Hasluck 27 January 1974 4 nbsp Canada refueling Governor General Leger 28 29 January 1974 4 nbsp Cook Islands Governor General Blundell 30 January 8 February 1974 4 nbsp New Zealand for 1974 British Commonwealth Games Governor General Blundell 11 February 1974 4 nbsp Norfolk Island Administrator Pickerd 15 16 February 1974 4 nbsp New Hebrides Resident Commissioner Houssemayne de Boulay 18 21 February 1974 4 nbsp Solomon Islands Governor Luddington 22 27 February 1974 4 nbsp Papua New Guinea High Commissioner Wilson Johnson 27 28 February 1974 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Hasluck 16 18 February 1975 4 nbsp Bermuda Governor Leather 18 20 February 1975 4 nbsp Barbados Governor General Scott 20 21 February 1975 4 nbsp Bahamas Governor General Butler 1 March 1975 4 nbsp Bermuda refueling Governor Leather 26 30 April 1975 4 nbsp Jamaica for 3rd CHOGM Governor General Glasspole 4 7 May 1975 4 nbsp Hong Kong Governor MacLehose 13 25 July 1976 4 nbsp Canada for 1976 Summer Olympics Governor General Leger 10 11 February 1977 4 nbsp Western Samoa O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II 14 February 1977 4 nbsp Tonga King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV 16 17 February 1977 4 nbsp Fiji Governor General Cakobau 22 February 7 March 1977 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Blundell 7 23 March 1977 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Kerr 23 26 March 1977 4 nbsp Papua New Guinea Governor General Lokoloko 26 30 March 1977 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Kerr 14 19 October 1977 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Leger 19 20 October 1977 4 nbsp Bahamas Governor General Butler 26 October 1977 4 nbsp British Virgin Islands Governor Wallace 28 October 1977 4 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Governor Jacobs 31 October 2 November 1977 4 nbsp Barbados Governor General Ward 26 July 6 August 1978 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Leger 19 22 July 1979 4 nbsp Tanzania President Nyerere 22 25 July 1979 4 nbsp Malawi President Banda 25 27 July 1979 4 nbsp Botswana President Khama 27 July 4 August 1979 4 nbsp Zambia for 5th CHOGM President Kaunda1980s edit nbsp The Queen meeting Australian entertainers who performed in a Royal Charity Concert at the Sydney Opera House 1980 nbsp The Queen posing with the New Zealand Cabinet during her visit to New Zealand 1981 nbsp The Queen surrounded by children in Queen Street Mall Brisbane City 1982 nbsp The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982 nbsp The Queen opening World Expo 88 at Brisbane 30 April 1988 Date Country Host 24 28 May 1980 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Cowen 26 September 12 October 1981 4 nbsp Australia for 6th CHOGM Governor General Cowen 12 20 October 1981 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Beattie 20 21 October 1981 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Cowen 21 25 October 1981 4 9 nbsp Sri Lanka President Jayawardene 15 18 April 1982 4 9 nbsp Canada Governor General Schreyer 5 13 October 1982 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Stephen 13 14 October 1982 4 nbsp Papua New Guinea Governor General Lokoloko 18 October 1982 4 nbsp Solomon Islands Governor General Devesi 21 October 1982 4 nbsp Nauru President DeRoburt 23 October 1982 4 nbsp Kiribati President Tabai 26 27 October 1982 4 nbsp Tuvalu Governor General Teo 30 October 1 November 1982 4 nbsp Fiji Governor General Cakobau 13 February 1983 4 nbsp Bermuda Governor Posnett 13 16 February 1983 4 nbsp Jamaica Governor General Glasspole 16 17 February 1983 4 nbsp Cayman Islands Governor Lloyd 8 11 March 1983 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Schreyer 9 10 November 1983 4 nbsp Cyprus President Kyprianou 10 14 November 1983 9 nbsp Kenya President Moi 14 17 November 1983 9 nbsp Bangladesh President Chowdhury 17 26 November 1983 9 nbsp India for 7th CHOGM President Singh 25 26 March 1984 4 nbsp Cyprus President Kyprianou 24 September 7 October 1984 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Sauve 9 11 October 1985 4 nbsp Belize Governor General Gordon 11 18 October 1985 4 nbsp Bahamas for 8th CHOGM Governor General Cash 20 October 1985 4 nbsp Inagua private 23 October 1985 4 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor General Arrindell 24 October 1985 4 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Governor General Jacobs 25 October 1985 4 nbsp Dominica President Seignoret 26 October 1985 4 nbsp Saint Lucia Governor General Lewis 27 October 1985 4 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Governor General Eustace 28 29 October 1985 4 nbsp Barbados Governor General Springer 31 October 1985 4 nbsp Grenada Governor General Scoon 1 3 November 1985 4 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago President Clarke 22 February 2 March 1986 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Reeves 2 13 March 1986 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Stephen 21 23 October 1986 4 nbsp Hong Kong Governor Youde 9 24 October 1987 4 nbsp Canada for 10th CHOGM Governor General Sauve 19 April 10 May 1988 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Stephen 8 11 March 1989 4 nbsp Barbados Governor General Springer 9 11 October 1989 9 nbsp Singapore President Wee 14 17 October 1989 9 nbsp Malaysia for 11th CHOGM Yang di Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak1990s edit nbsp The Queen with the Mayor of Christchurch Vicki Buck during a walkabout in Victoria Square Christchurch New Zealand February 1990 nbsp The Queen in Ottawa in 1992 to celebrate her Ruby Jubilee and the 125th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation Date Country Host 1 16 February 1990 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Reeves 27 June 1 July 1990 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn 7 October 1991 4 nbsp Kenya overnight stop President Moi 8 10 October 1991 9 nbsp Namibia President Nujoma 10 15 October 1991 9 nbsp Zimbabwe for 12th CHOGM President Mugabe 18 25 February 1992 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Hayden 28 30 May 1992 4 nbsp Malta President Tabone 30 June 2 July 1992 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn 18 24 October 1993 4 nbsp Cyprus for 13th CHOGM President Clerides 23 October 1993 10 nbsp Akrotiri and Dhekelia Administrator Harley 18 February 1994 4 nbsp Anguilla Governor Shave 19 February 1994 4 nbsp Dominica President Sorhaindo 19 22 February 1994 4 nbsp Guyana President Jagan 22 24 February 1994 4 nbsp Belize Governor General Young 26 27 February 1994 4 nbsp Cayman Islands Governor Gore 1 3 March 1994 4 nbsp Jamaica Governor General Cooke 6 8 March 1994 4 nbsp Bahamas Governor General Darling 8 10 March 1994 4 nbsp Bermuda Governor Waddington 13 22 August 1994 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Hnatyshyn 19 25 March 1995 nbsp South Africa President Mandela 30 October 11 November 1995 4 nbsp New Zealand for 14th CHOGM Governor General Tizard 23 June 2 July 1997 4 nbsp Canada Governor General LeBlanc 6 12 October 1997 9 nbsp Pakistan President Leghari 12 18 October 1997 9 nbsp India President Narayanan 17 20 September 1998 9 nbsp Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah 20 23 September 1998 9 nbsp Malaysia Yang di Pertuan Agong Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan 7 9 November 1999 4 nbsp Ghana President Rawlings 9 15 November 1999 4 nbsp South Africa for 16th CHOGM President Mbeki 15 November 1999 4 nbsp Mozambique President Chissano2000s edit nbsp The Queen with Saidu Samaila Sambawa in Nigeria 2003 nbsp The Queen with the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at CHOGM in Kampala Uganda 2007 Date Country Host 17 March 1 April 2000 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Deane 18 20 February 2002 4 nbsp Jamaica Governor General Cooke 22 27 February 2002 4 nbsp New Zealand Governor General Cartwright 27 February 3 March 2002 4 nbsp Australia for 17th CHOGM Governor General Hollingworth 4 15 October 2002 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Clarkson 3 6 December 2003 4 nbsp Nigeria for 18th CHOGM President Obasanjo 17 25 May 2005 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Clarkson 23 26 November 2005 4 nbsp Malta for 19th CHOGM President Fenech Adami 11 16 March 2006 4 nbsp Australia Governor General Jeffery 16 18 March 2006 4 nbsp Singapore President Nathan 20 November 2007 4 nbsp Malta President Fenech Adami 21 24 November 2007 4 nbsp Uganda for 20th CHOGM President Museveni 24 26 November 2009 nbsp Bermuda Governor Gozney 26 28 November 2009 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago for 21st CHOGM President Richards2010s edit nbsp The Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh arriving at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to inaugurate the CHOGM Summit 28 October 2011 Date Country Host 28 June 6 July 2010 4 nbsp Canada Governor General Jean 19 29 October 2011 4 nbsp Australia for 22nd CHOGM 4 Governor General Bryce 26 28 November 2015 11 nbsp Malta for 24th CHOGM President Coleiro PrecaCommonwealth countries and territories never visited by Elizabeth II editBritish overseas territories nbsp British Antarctic Territory nbsp British Indian Ocean Territory nbsp Falkland Islands nbsp Pitcairn Islands Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands nbsp Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha never visited as Queen nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Other territories nbsp Australian Antarctic Territory external territory of Australia a nbsp Ashmore and Cartier Islands external territory of Australia a nbsp Christmas Island external territory of Australia a nbsp Coral Sea Islands external territory of Australia a nbsp Heard Island and McDonald Islands external territory of Australia a nbsp Niue Realm of New Zealand Ross Dependency dependency of New Zealand a nbsp Tokelau dependency of New Zealand Commonwealth countries nbsp Cameroon nbsp Eswatini never visited as Queen nbsp Gabon nbsp Lesotho never visited as Queen nbsp Maldives never visited while the country has been a member nbsp Rwanda nbsp TogoSee also editList of state visits made by Elizabeth II List of state and official visits by Canada Royal tours of Australia Royal tours of Canada List of official overseas trips made by Charles III List of official overseas trips made by the Prince and Princess of Wales List of official overseas trips made by the Duke and Duchess of SussexNotes edit a b c d e f Though nominally called territories these regions are constitutionally integrated into their respective countries References edit Queen 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