Friday, October 16, 2026

Question: What other trips to Virginia, besides the 1957 visit, did Queen Elizabeth II make?

Answer: Queen Elizabeth returned to Virginia at least three more times during her reign. In 1976, she toured the University of Virginia and Monticello for the U.S. Bicentennial. In 1991, she laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. In 2007, she marked Jamestown’s 400th anniversary, starting in Richmond, where she addressed the General Assembly and met privately with families affected by the Virginia Tech shooting weeks earlier, before visiting Jamestown and Williamsburg.