Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the Wedding Gala of Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz and Princess Dorothea of Hesse in Munich on this day in 1959, 65 years ago, following their Wedding at St. Georg’s Roman Catholic Church in Munich.
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Norwegian State Visit to Spain, 1984
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain hosted their cousin, King Olav V of Norway, on his State Visit to Spain on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, following the Spanish State Visit to Norway in 1982.
British State Visit to Jordan, 1984
King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan hosted Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their first and only State Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, following the Jordanian State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1966.
Queen in Perth, 1954
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Australia when they ended the visit in Perth on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia were followed by visits to Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
French State Visit to Britain, 1939
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth hosted the French President and Madame Lebrun on their State Visit to Britain on this day in 1939, 85 years ago, reaffirming the Entente Cordiale months before the outbreak of the Second World War and after the King and Queen’s landmark 1938 State Visit to France.
Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece
Four Kings and Three Queens were among the guests at the wartime Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece at the Yugoslavian Embassy in London on this day in 1944, 80 years ago, in the midst of the Second World War.
Queen at Royal Lancers Bicentenary Ball, 1959
Queen in Adelaide, 1954
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Australia when they arrived in Adelaide on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia were followed by visits to Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
Queen Margrethe in Saudi Arabia, 1984
Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark were hosted by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on their State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, becoming the second female Head of State to visit the Middle East five years after Queen Elizabeth II became the first female Head of State to visit the Middle East.
Royal Guests at the Funeral of King Paul of Greece
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Greek Royal Family for the Funeral of King Paul of Greece at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on this day in 1964, 60 years ago, followed by a Procession through Athens. The brother of Two Kings & Two Queens, King Paul was only Greek Kings that was neither exiled nor assassinated.