List of official overseas trips made by George VI

King George VI succeeded to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the dominions in December 1936. As Duke of York, he made official tours of British colonies in East Africa as well as New Zealand and Australia. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only made two state visits to other countries as King, one of which was the first state visit of a British monarch to the United States. 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.

Official tours as Duke of York Visit to Yugoslavia in October 1923: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 18 – 25 October 1923 Yugoslavia Belgrade Tour of East Africa from December 1924 to April 1925: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 22 December 1924 – 7 February 1925 Kenya Mombasa, Nairobi, Isiolo Governor Sir Robert Coryndon 13 February – 11 March 1925 Jinja, Entebbe, Kampala, Fort Portal Acting Governor Edward Blackwell Jarvis 8–9 April 1925 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Khartoum Governor-General Sir Geoffrey ArcherTour of Australia, New Zealand and overseas territories from January to June 1927: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 20–23 January 1927 Jamaica Kingston, Spanish Town Governor Sir Edward Stubbs 17–19 February 1927 Fiji Suva Governor Sir Eyre Hutson 22 February – 22 March 1927 New Zealand Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson 27 March – 23 May 1927 New South Wales (Sydney, Newcastle),Queensland (Toowoomba, Brisbane),Tasmania (Hobart, Launceston), Victoria (Melbourne), South Australia (Adelaide), Federal Capital Territory (Canberra), Western Australia (Perth) Governor-General Lord StonehavenGovernor Sir Dudley de ChairGovernor Sir James O'GradyGovernor Lord SomersGovernor Sir Tom BridgesGovernor Sir William Campion 1–3 June 1927 Mauritius Port Louis, Curepipe Governor Sir Herbert James Read 17–20 June 1927 Valletta, Attard Governor Sir John Du Cane 23 June 1927 Gibraltar Governor Sir Charles MonroVisit to France from November to December 1935: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 29 November – 2 December 1935 France

State visits as King As King of the United Kingdom Date Country Areas visited Host 19–22 July 1938 Paris, Versailles President Albert LebrunAs King of Canada Date Country Areas visited Host 7–11 June 1939 Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, New York City, Hyde Park President Franklin Roosevelt

Official tours of Dominions and territories of the British Empire as King Tour of North America from May to June 1939: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 17 May – 7 June, 12–15 June, 1939 Quebec (Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke), Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto, Greater Sudbury, Fort William, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford, Windsor, London, Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Falls), Manitoba (Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage la Prairie), Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatoon), Alberta (Calgary, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Banff, Jasper, Edmonton), British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Chilliwack), New Brunswick (Saint John), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Truro, Halifax) Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir 17 June 1939 St. John's Governor Sir Humphrey WalwynTour of Mediterranean area in June 1943: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 20–21 June 1943 Valletta, Senglea, Siġġiewi, Mosta Governor Lord GortTour of Southern Africa from February to April 1947: Date Country/Territory Areas visited Host 17 February – 11 March, 13–24 March, 26 March – 7 April, 17–24 April, 1947 Cape Province (Cape Town, Simon's Town, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Worcester, George, Graaff-Reinet, Port Elizabeth, New Brighton, Uitenhage, Grahamstown, East London, King William's Town, Umtata, Queenstown, Kimberley), Orange Free State (Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Harrismith), Natal (Ladysmith, Estcourt, Eshowe, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Vryheid), Transvaal (Ermelo, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietersburg) Governor-General Gideon Brand van Zyl 11–12 March 1947 Basutoland Maseru High Commissioner Sir Evelyn BaringResident Commissioner Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-ThompsonRegent 'Mantšebo 25 March 1947 Swaziland Goedgegun High Commissioner Sir Evelyn BaringResident Commissioner Edward BeethamChief Sobhuza II 7–10, 12–16, April 1947 Salisbury, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, Matopos Governor Sir John Kennedy 11 April 1947 Livingstone Governor Sir John Waddington 17 April 1947 Bechuanaland Loatsi Resident Commissioner Anthony Sillery29 April 1947 Acting Governor Frank Edward Gilpin

See also List of state visits received by George VI List of official overseas trips made by George V List of official overseas trips made by Edward VIII List of official overseas trips made by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother List of state visits made by Elizabeth II List of Commonwealth official trips made by Elizabeth II

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