List of official overseas trips made by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

This is a list of official overseas visits and Commonwealth tours made by the Duke of Cambridge. Prince William, as a child, first traveled with his parents on official visits and tours. Now he is one of the United Kingdom's most important ambassadors; sometimes the Duke travels overseas as a representative of the UK.[1] The Duke also undertakes tours of Commonwealth realms, of which his paternal grandmother is the queen, as her representative or as a member of the realm's royal family.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011, during their first joint royal tour outside the United Kingdom

Summary of official overseas visits
Number of visits Country
1 visit Afghanistan, Bhutan, Botswana, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lesotho, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Namibia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Vietnam[2]
2 visits United States
3 visits Australia, Belgium, Germany[3]
4 visits Canada
5 visits France
6 visits New Zealand

List of official overseas visits
DateCountryAreas visitedNotes
20 March–17 April 1983 AustraliaAlice Springs, Canberra, MelbourneAt nine months old, the Prince accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales on their official tour of Australia and New Zealand.[1][4]
17–30 April 1983 New ZealandAucklandThe Prince accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales.[1]
5–10 May 1985 ItalyVeniceVisit with the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Harry.[5]
22–27 October 1991 CanadaToronto, Ottawa, Niagara FallsVisit with the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Harry.[1]
23–24 March 1998 CanadaVancouverVisited Vancouver for public engagements with the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry.[1]
28 June–10 July 2005 New ZealandWellington, AucklandPrince William was invited by the British and Irish Lions rugby team to join them on their tour to New Zealand. While there, the Prince also represented the Queen at events to commemorate the end of the Second World War.[1]
10 June 2006 GermanyFrankfurtIn his capacity as President of The Football Association, the Prince attended an opening round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[1]
17–19 January 2010 New ZealandWellington, AucklandPrince William represented the Queen at the opening of the Supreme Court building.[6]
15–16 June 2010 BotswanaGaboronePrince William and Prince Harry visited Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa in June 2010. The visit was the first time that the Princes carried out joint engagements overseas. The visit to Botswana was on behalf of Tusk Trust, of which Prince William is Patron.[1]
15–19 June 2010 South AfricaCape TownIn support of The FA's Bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Prince, in his capacity as President of The Football Association, attended an opening round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]
15–19 June 2010 LesothoSemonkongThe Princes visited projects supported by Sentebale, the charity which Prince Harry founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.[1]
14 November 2010 AfghanistanCamp BastionAttended a Service of Remembrance.[1]
17–18 March 2011 New ZealandChristchurch, GreymouthAttended a Memorial service on behalf of the Queen for 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The Prince also visited Greymouth, near the site of the Pike River Mine disaster.[1]
19–21 March 2011 AustraliaQueensland, VictoriaPrince William visited the flood damaged areas of Queensland and Victoria.[7]
30 June–8 July 2011 CanadaOntario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, AlbertaThe first official overseas tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding in April 2011.[1]
8–10 July 2011 United StatesLos AngelesIn his capacity as President, the Duke and Duchess attended an event hosted by BAFTA.[1][8]
2 November 2011 DenmarkCopenhagenThe Duke and Duchess visited the UNICEF Headquarters.[1]
11–13 September 2012 SingaporeSingaporeDiamond Jubilee Tour on behalf of the Queen with The Duchess of Cambridge.[1] A state dinner was held in their honour by President Tony Tan.[9]
13–15 September 2012 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, SabahDiamond Jubilee Tour on behalf of the Queen with the Duchess of Cambridge.[1]
16–18 September 2012 Solomon IslandsHoniara, TavanipupuDiamond Jubilee Tour on behalf of the Queen with the Duchess of Cambridge.[1]
18–19 September 2012 TuvaluFunafutiDiamond Jubilee Tour on behalf of the Queen with the Duchess of Cambridge.[1]
7–16 April 2014 New ZealandWellington, Blenheim, Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Dunedin, Queenstown, ChristchurchPrince George accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their official tour of New Zealand and Australia.[1]
16–25 April 2014 AustraliaSydney, Brisbane, Uluru, Adelaide, CanberraPrince George accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.[1]
6 June 2014 FranceArromanchesThe Duke and Duchess attended the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings at Gold Beach.[1]
4 August 2014 BelgiumLiegeThe Duke and Duchess attended First World War centenary commemorations at the Cointe Inter Allied Memorial, and the Saint Symphorien Military Cemetery.[1]
20–21 September 2014 MaltaVallettaThe Duke represented the Queen on the visit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Malta's Independence. The Duchess of Cambridge was originally due to undertake the visit, however she was suffering from acute morning sickness.[10]
7–9 December 2014 United StatesNew York City, Washington, D.C.The Duke and Duchess met with President Barack Obama in the White House.[11][12]
26 February–1 March 2015 JapanTokyo, Fukushima, Ishinomaki, OnagawaThe Duke met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, and toured areas devastated by the 2011 Tsunami.[13][14]
1–4 March 2015 ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, XishuangbannaThe Duke met with President Xi Jinping.[13][15]
10–13 April 2016 IndiaMumbai, Delhi, KazirangaThe Duke and Duchess met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[16]
14–15 April 2016 BhutanThimpuThe Duke and Duchess met with Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his Queen consort, Jetsun Pema.[17]
16 April 2016 IndiaAgraThe Duke and Duchess visited India again to see the Taj Mahal in Agra.[17]
30 June–1 July 2016 FranceThiepvalThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended the centenary commemorations for the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval Memorial.[18]
23 August 2016 GermanyDüsseldorfThe Duke visited Düsseldorf to celebrate 70 years of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[3]
24 September– 1 October 2016 CanadaBritish Columbia, YukonPrince George and Princess Charlotte accompanied The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their official tour of Canada.
16–17 November 2016 VietnamHanoiThe Duke visited Vietnam to promote wildlife conservation.[2]
17–18 March 2017 FranceParisThe Duke and Duchess met with President François Hollande.
9 April 2017 FranceLilleThe Duke and Prince Harry attended the centenary commemorations for the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
17–19 July 2017 PolandWarsaw, GdańskPrince George and Princess Charlotte accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
19–21 July 2017 GermanyBerlin, Heidelberg, HamburgPrince George and Princess Charlotte accompanied The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
30–31 July 2017 BelgiumYpresThe Duke and Duchess attended commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.
12 October 2017 BelgiumFlandersThe Duke attended the centenary commemorations for the Battle of Passchendaele.
29–30 November 2017 FinlandHelsinkiThe Duke met with President Sauli Niinisto.
30–31 January 2018 SwedenStockholmThe Duke and Duchess were accompanied on engagements by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.[19]
1–2 February 2018 NorwayOsloThe Duke and Duchess were accompanied on engagements by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.[19]
24–25 June 2018 JordanAmmanThe Duke met with Crown Prince Hussein. He also met Syrian refugee children and toured the Roman ruins of the Jerash archaeological site.[20]
25–28 June 2018 Israel
 Palestine		Jerusalem, Tel Aviv;
Ramallah		The Duke met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas. This was the first-ever official visit by a British royal family member to Israel and Palestine.[20] He visited holy sites in Jerusalem and the burial site of his great-grandmother Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark.[21]
8 August 2018 FranceAmiensThe Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister Theresa May attended commemorations at Amiens Cathedral marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens.[22][23]
24–30 September 2018 Namibia
 Tanzania
 Kenya		Dar es Salaam
(among others)		As president of United for Wildlife and patron of Tusk Trust, the Duke visited the three African countries ahead of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in October. Highlights of the tour included visit to the Irish Guards in Kenya, discussing wildlife issues with Tanzanian President John Magufuli, and meeting Namibian Vice President Nangolo Mbumba to celebrate UK-Namibia relations.[24]
5 December 2018 CyprusAkrotiriThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with members of the 11 Squadron at RAF Akrotiri and presented them with gifts from their families.[25][26]
25–26 April 2019 New ZealandAuckland, ChristchurchThe Duke visited New Zealand in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings.[27][28]
14–18 October 2019 PakistanIslamabad, Lahore, ChitralThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Pakistan at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The tour marked the first visit by members of the royal family to the country in 13 years.[29] During the visit, they met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi.[30]
1–4 December 2019 Kuwait
 Oman		Kuwait City;
Muscat		The Duke of Cambridge visited Kuwait and Oman at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Duke met with senior officials and highlighted the works of charities concerned with defense, education and environment.[31]
3–5 March 2020 IrelandDublin, County Meath, County Kildare, GalwayThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Ireland at the request of the British government. The couple met with President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. They also visited the Garden of Remembrance to pay tribute to the Irish dead who fought for the country's freedom.[32]

See also

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