List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II
Date Country Host
24-28 May 1980 Australia Governor-General Cowen
26 September - 12 October 1981 Australia ( for 6th CHOGM ) Governor-General Cowen
12-20 October 1981 New Zealand Governor-General Beattie
20-21 October 1981 Australia Governor-General Cowen
21-25 October 1981 Sri Lanka President Jayawardene
21-25 October 1981 Canada Governor General Schreyer
5-13 October 1982 Australia Governor-General Stephen
13-14 October 1982 Papua New Guinea Governor-General Lokoloko
18 October 1982 Solomon Islands Governor-General Devesi
21 October 1982 Nauru President DeRoburt
23 October 1982 Kiribati President Tabai
26-27 October 1982 Tuvalu Governor-General Teo
30 October - 1 November 1982 Fiji Governor-General Cakobau
13 February 1983 Bermuda Governor Posnett
13-16 February 1983 Jamaica Governor-General Glasspole
16-17 February 1983 Cayman Islands Governor Lloyd
8-11 March 1983 Canada Governor General Schreyer
9-10 November 1983 Cyprus President Kyprianou
10-14 November 1983 Kenya President Moi
14-17 November 1983 Bangladesh President Chowdhury
1980s
Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. Since then, she has toured the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories and dependencies widely. She has visited all but Cameroon and Rwanda. 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.