The Times: The Queen and the Commonwealth: Celebrating Seven Decades of State Visits

Discover insights and memories, and see a changing world reflected in reporting from throughout the 70-year reign of Britain's longest serving monarch.

England's most traveled monarch has covered at least 1,032,513 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at the Queen's most memorable commonwealth visits.

Discover insights and memories, and see a changing world reflected in reporting from throughout the 70-year reign of Britain's longest serving monarch

Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952. Since then, she has toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She has visited all member states except Cameroon and Rwanda. This book follows the Queen on her journey throughout the world as reported in The Times with articles from the time along with images from her many visits.