page_title: State and official visits to the United Kingdom
section_title: Informal events upon meeting the sovereign
hierarchical_section_title: State and official visits to the United Kingdom / Order of events / Informal events upon meeting the sovereign
caption_attribution_description: 中文（中国大陆）‎: 习近平会见英国威尔士亲王查尔斯王子（美国之音视频截图）English: Xi Jinping meets Prince Charles,The Prince of Wales,a screenshot of VOA video news
context_page_description: State and official visits to the United Kingdom are formal visits by the head of state of one country to the United Kingdom, during which the British Sovereign acts as official host of the visitor. It is a royal event that involves the all assets in the Civil Service, the Royal Household and the Household Division. It also involves other members of the Royal family and is centered in London, the national capital. Invitations for state visits are sent by the Royal Household with supervision by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  State visits do not formally occur between the United Kingdom and the 15 other Commonwealth realms, as the realms all share a common monarch and head of state. Visits conducted by the monarch to another Commonwealth realm are also not considered a state visits but rather royal visits. In addition, official visits to the United Kingdom by another Commonwealth realm are typically performed by their respective governor general, who in that capacity are usually in the country for an audience with the Queen.
context_section_description: Dignitaries have an informal lunch with the Queen before viewing the Royal Collection's artefacts and exchanging gifts with the Royals.
caption: Xi met with Charles, Prince of Wales
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