King George VI acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom in December 1936. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only received a few state visits from foreign heads of state during his reign, all of whom were from European countries. A state visit normally lasted for 4 days and included a state banquet given by The King at Buckingham Palace as well as a formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall.
List of visits No. DateCountryRegime GuestsVenue for State Banquet 1 16–19 November 1937 Monarchy King Leopold III Buckingham Palace 2 15–18 November 1938 Monarchy King Carol IICrown Prince Michael Buckingham Palace 3 21–24 March 1939 Republic President Albert LebrunMme Marguerite Lebrun Buckingham Palace 4 7–10 March 1950 Republic President Vincent AuriolMme Michelle Auriol Buckingham Palace 5 21–24 November 1950 Monarchy Queen JulianaPrince Bernhard Buckingham Palace 6 8–11 May 1951 Monarchy King Frederik IXQueen Ingrid Buckingham Palace 7 5–8 June 1951 Monarchy King Haakon VII Buckingham Palace
See also List of official overseas trips made by George VI List of state visits received by George V List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
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