List of state visits received by Charles III

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King Charles welcomed the Emir of Qatar and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani during a state visit held in December 2024

Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 2022, King Charles III has been responsible for receiving state and official visits.

Summary

As of 8 July 2025, the number of official state visits received by Charles III are:

World map highlighting the countries received by Charles III during his reign: (8 July 2025)
  United Kingdom
  Other Commonwealth realms
  One visit

List of visits

# Date Country Regime Guests Venue for State Banquet Image
1 22–23 November 2022 South Africa Republic President Cyril Ramaphosa[1][2] Buckingham Palace
2 21–23 November 2023 South Korea Republic President Yoon Suk Yeol[3][4]
First Lady Kim Keon-hee
Buckingham Palace
3 25–27 June 2024 Japan Monarchy Emperor Naruhito[5]
Empress Masako
Buckingham Palace
4 3–4 December 2024 Qatar Monarchy Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[6]
Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani
Buckingham Palace
5 8–10 July 2025 France Republic President Emmanuel Macron[7]
First Lady Brigitte Macron
Windsor Castle

Upcoming visits

No. Date Country Regime Guests Venue for State Banquet
6 17–19 September 2025 United States Republic President Donald Trump[8]
First Lady Melania Trump
Windsor Castle

Countries that have made state visits

Countries State Visits
 France 1
 Japan 1
 Qatar 1
 South Africa 1
 South Korea 1

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Kirka, Danica (22 November 2022). "King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit". AP News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "State Visit of the President of South Africa". The Royal Family. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (22 November 2023). "Yoon, King Charles highlight 140 years of ties, vow to set new milestone". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Further information about the State Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea". The Royal Family. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ Coughlan, Sean (3 June 2024). "Japan's UK state visit to go ahead despite election". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Britain King Charles to host Qatar's Emir for December state visit". Reuters. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ France 24 (12 May 2025). "Macron kicks off 'historic' UK state visit to reset ties with King Charles, Starmer". France24. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Parker, George (13 July 2025). "Trump to miss chance for UK parliamentary address during September state visit". Financial Times. London. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.