Royal Visit programs
In partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal Visit programs.
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Royal Visits to Australia
His Majesty King Charles III has visited Australia 17 times, 15 of which he either accompanied or represented his mother, the Late Queen Elizabeth II. These visits took place in 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2024.
Previous Royal Visits
Summaries of Royal Visits
1954
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 3 February – 1 April 1954
1963
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 18 February - 27 March 1963
1970
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 30 March – 3 May 1970
1973
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 17–22 October 1973
1974
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 27–28 February 1974
1977
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 7–30 March 1977
1980
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 24–28 May 1980
1981
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 26 September – 12 October 1981
1982
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 5–13 October 1982
1986
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 2–13 March 1986
1988
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Separate Program by His Royal Highness The Prince Edward: 19 April – 10 May 1988
1992
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 18–25 February 1992
2000
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 17 March – 1 April 2000
2002
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 27 February – 3 March 2002
2006
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 12–16 March 2006
2011
Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 19–29 October 2011
2024
Royal Visit to Australia by His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla: 18–23 October 2024