King George VI acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom in December 1936. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only received a few state visits from foreign heads of state during his reign, all of whom were from European countries. A state visit normally lasted for 4 days and included a state banquet given by The King at Buckingham Palace as well as a formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall.
| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for State Banquet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16–19 November 1937[1][2][3] |  Belgium
|
Monarchy | King Leopold III | Buckingham Palace |
| 2 | 15–18 November 1938[4][5][6] |  Romania
|
King Carol II Crown Prince Michael | ||
| 3 | 21–24 March 1939[7][8][9] |  France
|
Republic | President Albert Lebrun Mme Marguerite Lebrun | |
| 4 | 7–10 March 1950[10][11][12] | President Vincent Auriol Mme Michelle Auriol | |||
| 5 | 21–24 November 1950[13][14][15] |  Netherlands
|
Monarchy | Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard | |
| 6 | 8–11 May 1951[16][17][18] |  Denmark
|
King Frederik IX Queen Ingrid | ||
| 7 | 5–8 June 1951[19][20][a] |  Norway
|
King Haakon VII[b] |
