List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and remained Head of the Commonwealth until her death on 8 September 2022. During that time, she toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She visited all member states except for Cameroon, and the three most recently joined member states, Rwanda, Togo and Gabon. Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947.
Tours of the British Islands are excluded from the list below.
== 1950s ==
Date 	Country 	Host
6 February 1952 	 	Governor Mitchell
24–25 November 1953 	 	Governor Hood
25–27 November 1953 	 	Governor Foot
17–19 December 1953 	 	Governor Garvey
19–20 December 1953 	 	Queen Sālote Tupou III
23 December 1953 – 30 January 1954	 	Governor-General Norrie
3 February 1954 – 1 April 1954 	 	Governor-General Slim
5 April 1954 	Cocos Islands	Governor Nicoll
10–21 April 1954 	 	Governor-General Ramsbotham
27 April 1954 	 	Governor Hickinbotham
28–30 April 1954 	 	Governor Cohen
3–7 May 1954 	 	Governor Creasy
10 May 1954 	 	Governor MacMillan
28 January – 16 February 1956 	 	Governor-General Robertson
12–16 October 1957 	 	Governor General Massey
18 June – 1 August 1959 	 	Governor General Massey
== 1960s ==
Date 	Country 	Host
20 January 1961 	 	President Makarios III
20 January 1961 	 	Administrator MacDonald
21 January – 1 February 196116–26 February 19611–2 March 1961 	 	President Prasad
1–16 February 1961(12–16 February Former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)	 	President Ayub Khan
9–20 November 1961 	 	President Nkrumah
25 November – 1 December 1961 	 	Governor-General Dorman
3–5 December 1961 	 	Governor Windley
30 January – 1 February 1963 	 	Governor General Vanier
2–3 February 1963 	 	Governor Maddocks
6–18 February 1963 	 	Governor-General Fergusson
18 February – 27 March 1963 	 	Governor-General Sidney
5–13 October 1964 	 	Governor General Vanier
1 February 1966 	(refueling)	Governor General Vanier
1 February 1966 	 	Governor Stow
4–5 February 1966 	 	Governor Luyt
7–10 February 1966 	 	Governor-General Hochoy
11 February 1966 	 	Governor Turbott
13 February 1966 	 	Administrator Graham
14–15 February 1966 	 	Governor Stow
16 February 1966 	 	Administrator Bryan
18 February 1966 	 	Administrator Guy
19 February 1966 	 	Administrator Gibbs
20 February 1966 	Antigua 	Administrator Rose
22 February 1966 	 	Administrator Howard
23 February 1966 	 	Administrator Staveley
25 February 1966 	 	Roger Tutt
27–28 February 1966 	 	Governor Grey
3–6 March 1966 	 	Governor-General Campbell
29 June – 5 July 1967 	 	Governor General Michener
14–17 November 1967 	 	Governor-General Dorman
== 1970s ==
Date 	Country 	Host
2–3 March 1970 	 	Governor General Michener
4–5 March 1970 	 	Governor Foster
7 March 1970 	 	King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
12–30 March 1970 	 	Governor-General Porritt
30 March – 3 May 1970 	 	Governor-General Hasluck
3–4 May 1970 	(refueling) 	Governor General Michener
5–15 July 1970 	 	Governor General Michener
3–12 May 1971 	 	Governor General Michener
18–20 February 1972 	 	President Sheares
22–26, 28 February 1972 	 	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
29 February 1972 	 	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
2 March 1972 	 	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
5 March 1972 	 	President Sheares
6, 8 March 1972 	 	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah
19–20 March 1972 	 	Governor Greatbatch
24–26 March 1972 	 	Governor-General Williams
26 March 1972 	 	President Kenyatta
25 June – 5 July 1973 	 	Governor General Michener
31 July – 4 August 1973 	(for 2nd CHOGM) 	Governor General Michener
15 October 1973 	(refueling) 	Governor General Michener
16–17 October 1973 	 	Governor-General Cakobau
17–22 October 1973 	 	Governor-General Hasluck
27 January 1974 	(refueling) 	Governor-General Léger
28–29 January 1974 	 	Governor-General Blundell
30 January – 8 February 1974	(for 1974 British Commonwealth Games)	Governor-General Blundell
11 February 1974 	Norfolk Island 	Administrator Pickerd
15–16 February 1974 	 	Resident Commissioner Houssemayne de Boulay
18–21 February 1974 	 	Governor Luddington
22–27 February 1974 	 	High Commissioner Wilson Johnson
27–28 February 1974 	 	Governor-General Hasluck
16–18 February 1975 	 	Governor Leather
18–20 February 1975 	 	Governor-General Scott
20–21 February 1975 	 	Governor-General Butler
1 March 1975 	(refueling) 	Governor Leather
26–30 April 1975 	(for 3rd CHOGM) 	Governor-General Glasspole
4–7 May 1975 	 	Governor MacLehose
13–25 July 1976 	(for 1976 Summer Olympics) 	Governor General Léger
10–11 February 1977 	 	O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II
14 February 1977 	 	King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
16–17 February 1977 	 	Governor-General Cakobau
22 February – 7 March 1977 	 	Governor-General Blundell
7–23 March 1977 	 	Governor-General Kerr
23–26 March 1977 	 	Governor-General Lokoloko
26–30 March 1977 	 	Governor-General Kerr
14–19 October 1977 	 	Governor-General Léger
19–20 October 1977 	 	Governor-General Butler
26 October 1977 	 	Governor Wallace
28 October 1977 	 	Governor Jacobs
31 October – 2 November 1977	 	Governor-General Ward
26 July – 6 August 1978 	 	Governor General Léger
19–22 July 1979 	 	President Nyerere
22–25 July 1979 	 	President Banda
25–27 July 1979 	 	President Khama
27 July – 4 August 1979 	(for 5th CHOGM) 	President Kaunda
== 1980s ==
Date 	Country 	Host
24–28 May 1980 	 	Governor-General Cowen
26 September – 12 October 1981 	(for 6th CHOGM) 	Governor-General Cowen
12–20 October 1981 	 	Governor-General Beattie
20–21 October 1981 	 	Governor-General Cowen
21–25 October 1981 	 	President Jayawardene
15–18 April 1982 	 	Governor General Schreyer
5–13 October 1982 	 	Governor-General Stephen
13–14 October 1982 	 	Governor-General Lokoloko
18 October 1982 	 	Governor-General Devesi
21 October 1982 	 	President DeRoburt
23 October 1982 	 	President Tabai
26–27 October 1982 	 	Governor-General Teo
30 October – 1 November 1982 	 	Governor-General Cakobau
13 February 1983 	 	Governor Posnett
13–16 February 1983 	 	Governor-General Glasspole
16–17 February 1983 	 	Governor Lloyd
8–11 March 1983 	 	Governor General Schreyer
9–10 November 1983 	 	President Kyprianou
10–14 November 1983Outward State visits since 1952, official website of the British monarchy. Retrieved 4 September 2012	 	President Moi
14–17 November 1983 	 	President Chowdhury
17–26 November 1983 	(for 7th CHOGM) 	President Singh
25–26 March 1984 	 	President Kyprianou
24 September – 7 October 1984 	 	Governor General Sauvé
9–11 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Gordon
11–18 October 1985 	(for 8th CHOGM) 	Governor-General Cash
20 October 1985 	Inagua (private)	
23 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Arrindell
24 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Jacobs
25 October 1985 	 	President Seignoret
26 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Lewis
27 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Eustace
28–29 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Springer
31 October 1985 	 	Governor-General Scoon
1–3 November 1985 	 	President Clarke
22 February – 2 March 1986 	 	Governor-General Reeves
2–13 March 1986 	 	Governor-General Stephen
21–23 October 1986 	 	Governor Youde
9–24 October 1987 	(for 10th CHOGM)	Governor General Sauvé
19 April – 10 May 1988 	 	Governor-General Stephen
8–11 March 1989 	 	Governor-General Springer
9–11 October 1989 	 	President Wee
14–17 October 1989 	(for 11th CHOGM)	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak
== 1990s ==
Date 	Country 	Host
1–16 February 1990 	 	Governor-General Reeves
27 June – 1 July 1990 	 	Governor General Hnatyshyn
7 October 1991 	(overnight stop)	President Moi
8–10 October 1991 	 	President Nujoma
10–15 October 1991 	(for 12th CHOGM)	President Mugabe
18–25 February 1992 	 	Governor-General Hayden
28–30 May 1992 	 	President Tabone
30 June – 2 July 1992 	 	Governor General Hnatyshyn
18–24 October 1993 	(for 13th CHOGM)	President Clerides
23 October 1993 	 	Administrator Harley
18 February 1994 	 	Governor Shave
19 February 1994 	 	President Sorhaindo
19–22 February 1994 	 	President Jagan
22–24 February 1994 	 	Governor-General Young
26–27 February 1994 	 	Governor Gore
1–3 March 1994 	 	Governor-General Cooke
6–8 March 1994 	 	Governor-General Darling
8–10 March 1994 	 	Governor Waddington
13–22 August 1994 	 	Governor General Hnatyshyn
19–25 March 1995 	 	President Mandela
30 October – 11 November 1995	(for 14th CHOGM)	Governor-General Tizard
23 June – 2 July 1997 	 	Governor General LeBlanc
6–12 October 1997 	 	President Leghari
12–18 October 1997 	 	President Narayanan
17–20 September 1998 	 	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
20–23 September 1998 	 	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan
7–9 November 1999 	 	President Rawlings
9–15 November 1999 	(for 16th CHOGM)	President Mbeki
15 November 1999 	 	President Chissano
==2000s==
Date 	Country 	Host
17 March – 1 April 2000 	 	Governor-General Deane
18–20 February 2002 	 	Governor-General Cooke
22–27 February 2002 	 	Governor-General Cartwright
27 February – 3 March 2002	(for 17th CHOGM)	Governor-General Hollingworth
4–15 October 2002 	 	Governor General Clarkson
3–6 December 2003 	(for 18th CHOGM)	President Obasanjo
17–25 May 2005 	 	Governor General Clarkson
23–26 November 2005 	(for 19th CHOGM)	President Fenech Adami
11–16 March 2006 	 	Governor-General Jeffery
16–18 March 2006 	 	President Nathan
20 November 2007 	 	President Fenech Adami
21–24 November 2007 	(for 20th CHOGM)	President Museveni
24–26 November 2009 	 	Governor Gozney
26–28 November 2009 	(for 21st CHOGM)	President Richards
==2010s==
Date 	Country 	Host
28 June – 6 July 2010	 	Governor General Jean
19–29 October 2011 	(for 22nd CHOGM)	Governor-General Bryce
26–28 November 2015 	(for 24th CHOGM)	President Coleiro Preca
==Commonwealth countries and territories never visited by Elizabeth II==
British overseas territories
, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (never visited as Queen)
Other territories
(external territory of Australia)
(external territory of Australia)
(external territory of Australia)
(external territory of Australia)
(external territory of Australia)
(Realm of New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (dependency of New Zealand)
(dependency of New Zealand)
Commonwealth countries
(never visited as Queen)
(never visited as Queen)
(never visited while the country has been a member)
==See also==
* List of state visits made by Elizabeth II
* List of state and official visits by Canada
* Royal tours of Australia
* Royal tours of Canada
*List of official overseas trips made by Charles III
*List of official overseas trips made by the Prince and Princess of Wales
*List of official overseas trips made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
==Notes==
==References==
Elizabeth II, Commonwealth
Commonwealth visits
Elizabeth II, Commonwealth
Elizabeth II, Commonwealth
Elizabeth II
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