State Visit
3 - 8 May 2007
State Visit to the U.S.A. by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. Other highlights of the State Visit to the United States include an arrival ceremony at the White House and a visit to the Kentucky Derby.
Updated coverage of the visit will be posted on our Highlights page
UPDATE 10 May 0900 BST - Conclusion of visit
“The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy an extraordinary friendship that is sustained by deep historical and cultural ties and a commitment to defend freedom around the world. We look forward to Her Majesty's State Visit as an occasion to celebrate these enduring bonds.”
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President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at the White House on July 7, 1976.
“Our two nations today are working side-by-side in preserving freedom through commitment to a common defense in the Atlantic alliance, in pursuing peace and greater global stability, in seeking the well-being of all peoples through our joint efforts [and] to improve our own societies and to assist the developing nations of the world,” Ford told the British monarch.
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(Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library) |
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower greet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1957
(Photo: Kathleen Revis, The White House. Courtesy of the White House Historical Association)
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President Bush and Queen Elizabeth II review the troops, White House grounds, Washington
14 May 1991
(Photo: George Bush Presidential Library)
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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have made three previous State Visits to the U.S.A: in October 1957, in July 1976 for the U.S. Bicentennial, and in May 1991. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness also made an official visit to the West Coast of America in February/March 1983.
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State Visit