The Queen and British Royal Family hosted Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on his State Visit to the United Kingdom on this day in 1954, 70 years ago, which was the second incoming State Visit to the Queen’s Reign.
The British Royal Family received Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Duke of Harar at Victoria Station in London, which was followed by a Carriage Procession back to Buckingham Palace.
While there are no images of that evening’s State Banquet inside Buckingham Palace, the Queen Mother (wearing the Oriental Circlet Tiara) and Princess Margaret (in Cartier Halo Tiara) were pictured arriving at the Palace from Clarence House.
A few days later, the Queen (wearing Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace and Pearl Earrings) and Princess Margaret (in the Cartier Halo Tiara) were pictured arriving at the Return Banquet hosted by Emperor Haile Selassie at the Ethiopian Embassy in London.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh made their first and only State Visit to Ethiopia in 1965.
