Sunday, February 5, 2012

Commonwealth Visits

From Wikipedia:
"List of Commonwealth visits made by Queen Elizabeth II"

Below is a list of visits to Commonwealth countries made by Queen Elizabeth II. Since acceding to the throne on 6 February 1952, and simultaneously inheriting from her father the position and title of Head of the Commonwealth, Elizabeth II has travelled to every country within the Commonwealth of Nations, except two of the most recent members, Cameroon and Rwanda. Canada is the most visited country, with 24visits (not including fuel stops).

1950s:

1952 Kenya; 4–6 February

1953–54 Bermuda; 24–25 November
Jamaica; 25–27 November
Fiji; 17–19 December
Tonga; 19–20 December
New Zealand; 23 December–30 January, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand
Australia; 3 February–1 April, in her capacity of Queen of Australia
Cocos Islands; 5 April
Ceylon; 10–21 April, in her capacity of Queen of Ceylon
Aden; 27 April
Uganda; 28–30 April
Malta; 3–7 May
Gibraltar; 10 May

1956 Nigeria; 28 January–16 February

1957 Canada; 12–16 October, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1959 Canada; 18 June–1 August, in her capacity of Queen of Canada

1960s:

1961 Cyprus (refuelling); 20 January
India; 21 January–1 February
Pakistan; 1–16 February (12–16 February Former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)
India; 16–26 February
India; 1–2 March
Ghana; 9–20 November
Sierra Leone; 25 November–1 December, in her capacity of Queen of Sierra Leone.
Gambia; 3–5 December \

1962 Canada; June, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1963 Canada; 30 January–1 February, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
Fiji; 2–3 February
New Zealand; 6–18 February, in her capacity of Queen of the New Zealand.
Australia; 18 February–27 March, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Fiji (refuelling); 28 March
Canada (refuelling); 29 March

1964 Canada; 5–13 October, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1966 Canada (refuelling); 1 February
Barbados; 1 February
Mustique (private visit); 2 February
British Guiana; 4–5 February
Trinidad and Tobago; 7–10 February, in her capacity of Queen of Trinidad and Tobago.
Grenada; 11 February
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 13 February
Barbados; 14–15 February
Saint Lucia; 16 February
Antigua (private visit); 17 February
Dominica; 18 February
Montserrat; 19 February
Antigua; 20–21 February
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; 22 February
British Virgin Islands; 23 February
Turks and Caicos Islands; 25 February
Bahamas; 26–28 February
Conception Island (private visit); 1 March
Jamaica; 3–6 March, in her capacity of Queen of Jamaica.

1967 Canada; 29 June–5 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada
Malta; 14–17 November, in her capacity of Queen of Malta

1970s:

1970 Canada; 2–3 March, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
Fiji; 4–5 March
Tonga; 7 March
New Zealand; 12–30 March, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Australia; 30 March–3 May, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Fiji (refuelling); 3 May
Canada (refuelling); 3–4 May
Canada; 5–15 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1971 Canada; 3–12 May, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1972 Singapore; 18–20 February
Malaysia; 22–26, 28 February
Brunei; 29 February
Malaysia; 2 March
Singapore; 5 March
Malaysia; 6, 8 March
Maldives; 13–14 March
Seychelles; 19–20 March
Mauritius; 24–26 March, in her capacity of Queen of Mauritius.
Kenya; 26 March

1973 Canada; 25 June–5 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada
Canada (for 2nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 31 July–4 August, in her capacity of Queen of Canada
Canada (refuelling); 15 October
Fiji; 16–17 October, in her capacity of Queen of Fiji
Australia; 17–22 October, in her capacity of Queen of Australia
Singapore (refuelling); 23 October

1974 Canada (refuelling); 27 January
Cook Islands; 28–29 January
New Zealand; 30 January–8 February, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Norfolk Island; 11 February
New Hebrides; 15–16 February
Solomon Islands; 18–21 February
Papua New Guinea; 22–27 February
Australia; 27–28 February, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Singapore (refuelling); 28 February
Singapore (refuelling); 14 March 1974
Singapore (refuelling); 22 March 1974

1975 Bermuda; 16–18 February
Barbados; 18–20 February, in her capacity of Queen of Barbados.
Bahamas; 20–21 February, in her capacity of Queen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Bermuda (refuelling); 1 March
Jamaica (for 3rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 26–30 April, in her capacity of Queen of Jamaica.
Hong Kong; 4–7 May

1976 Canada; 13–25 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1977 Western Samoa; 10–11 February
Tonga; 14 February
Fiji; 16–17 February, in her capacity of Queen of Fiji.
New Zealand; 22 February–7 March, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Australia; 7–23 March, in her capacity of Queen of Australia
Papua New Guinea; 23–26 March, in her capacity of Queen of Papua New Guinea
Australia; 26–30 March, in her capacity of Queen of Australia
Canada; 14–19 October, in her capacity of Queen of Canada
Bahamas; 19–20 October, in her capacity of Queen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Plana Cays and Inagua (private); 22–23 October
British Virgin Islands; 26 October
Antigua (private); 27 October
Antigua 28 October
Mustique (private); 30 October
Barbados; 31 October–2 November, in her capacity of Queen of Barbados.

1978 Canada; 26 July–6 August, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1979 Tanzania; 19–22 July
Malawi; 22–25 July
Botswana; 25–27 July
Zambia (for 5th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 27 July–4 August

1980s:

1980 Singapore (refuelling); 24 May
Australia; 24–28 May, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Singapore (refuelling); 29 May

1981 Singapore (refuelling); 26 September
Australia (for 6th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 26 September–12 October, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
New Zealand; 12–20 October, , in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Australia; 20–21 October, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Sri Lanka; 21–25 October

1982 Canada; 15–18 April, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
Singapore (refuelling); 5 October
Australia; 5–13 October (Closed the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane on 9 October), in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Papua New Guinea; 13–14 October, in her capacity of Queen of Papua New Guinea.
Solomon Islands; 18 October, in her capacity of Queen of the Solomon Islands.
Nauru; 21 October
Kiribati; 23 October
Tuvalu; 26–27 October, in her capacity of Queen of Tuvalu.
Fiji; 30 October–1 November, in her capacity of Queen of Fiji.

1983 Bermuda (refuelling); 13 February
Jamaica; 13–16 February, in her capacity of Queen of Jamaica
Cayman Islands; 16–17 February
Canada; 8–11 March, in her capacity of Queen of Canada
Cyprus; 9–10 November
Kenya; 10–14 November
Bangladesh; 14–17 November
India (for 7th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 17–26 November

1984 Cyprus; 25–26 March
Canada; 24 September–7 October, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1985 Belize; 9–11 October, in her capacity of Queen of Belize.
Bahamas (for 8th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 11–18 October, in her capacity of Queen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Inagua (private); 20 October
Saint Kitts and Nevis; 23 October, in her capacity of Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Antigua; 24 October, in her capacity of Queen of Antigua and Barbuda.
Dominica; 25 October
Saint Lucia; 26 October, in her capacity of Queen of Saint Lucia.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 27 October, in her capacity of Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Barbados; 28–29 October, in her capacity of Queen of Barbados.
Mustique (private); 30 October
Grenada; 31 October, in her capacity of Queen of Grenada.
Trinidad and Tobago; 1–3 November

1986 New Zealand; 22 February–2 March, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand
Australia; 2–13 March, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Hong Kong; 21–23 October

1987 Canada (for 10th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 9–24 October, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
1988 Australia; 19 April–10 May, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
1989 Barbados; 8–11 March, in her capacity of Queen of Barbados.
Singapore; 9–11 October
Malaysia (for 11th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 14–21 October

1990s:

1990 Singapore (refuelling); 31 January
Australia (refuelling); 1 February
New Zealand; 1–16 February, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Australia (refuelling); 17 February
Singapore (refuelling); 17 February
Canada; 27 June–1 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1991 Kenya (overnight stop); 7 October
Namibia; 8–10 October
Zimbabwe (12th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 10–19 October

1992 Australia; 18–25 February, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Malta; 28–30 May
Canada; 30 June–2 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1993 Cyprus (13th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 18–24 October

1994 Anguilla; 18 February
Dominica; 19 February
Guyana; 19–22 February
Belize; 22–24 February, in her capacity of Queen of Belize.
Cayman Islands; 26–27 February
Jamaica; 1–3 March, in her capacity of Queen of Jamaica.
Bahamas; 6–8 March in her capacity of Queen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Bermuda; 8–10 March
Canada; 13–22 August, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

1995 South Africa; 19–25 March
New Zealand (14th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 30 October–11 November, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.

1997 Canada; 23 June–2 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
Pakistan; 6–12 October
India; 12–18 October

1998 Brunei; 17–20 September
Malaysia; 20–23 September

1999 Ghana; 7–9 November
South Africa (16th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 9–15 November
Mozambique; 15 November

2000s:

2000 Australia; 17 March–1 April, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.

2002 Jamaica; 18–20 February, in her capacity of Queen of Jamaica.
New Zealand; 22–27 February, in her capacity of Queen of New Zealand.
Australia (17th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 27 February–3 March, in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Canada; 4–15 October in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

2003 Nigeria (18th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 3–6 December

2005 Canada; 17–25 May, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.
Malta (19th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 23–26 November

2006 Australia (Opened the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on 15 March), in her capacity of Queen of Australia.
Singapore; 16–18 March

2007 Malta; 20–21 November
Uganda (20th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting); 21–24 November

2009 Bermuda; 24–26 November
Trinidad and Tobago; 26–28 November (21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting)

2010s:

2010 Canada; 28 June-6 July, in her capacity of Queen of Canada.

2011 Australia; (22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) 19–29 October 2011, in her capacity of Queen of Australia

^ Queen Elizabeth 2 has to be one of the most-travelled monarchs of all time. ^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_visits_made_by_Queen_Elizabeth_II

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