Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in June 1837. It was during her long reign that the modern form of state visits began to take shape. A full state visit usually included a state banquet given by the Queen at Windsor Castle and a formal reception by the City of London at Guildhall. All foreign heads of state made official visits to the Queen were monarchs, either of European or Asian countries. The Queen also received many less formal visits from foreign heads of state to Britain, like one by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia in June 1844.
List of visits No. DateCountryRegime GuestsVenue for State BanquetImage 1 8–15 October 1844 Monarchy King Louis Philippe I Windsor Castle 2 16–21 April 1855 Monarchy Emperor Napoleon IIIEmpress Eugénie Windsor Castle 3 29 November – 6 December 1855 Sardinia Monarchy King Victor Emmanuel II Windsor Castle 4 12–23 July 1867 Monarchy Sultan Abdulaziz Windsor Castle 5 18 June – 5 July 1873 Persia Monarchy Shah Naser al-Din Windsor Castle 6 13–21 May 1874 Russia Monarchy Emperor Alexander II Windsor Castle 7 1–7 July 1889 Persia Monarchy Shah Naser al-Din Windsor Castle 8 5–13 July 1891 Monarchy Emperor Wilhelm IIEmpress Augusta Victoria Windsor Castle
See also List of foreign visits made by Queen Victoria List of state visits received by Edward VII
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