Ethiopian State Visit to Britain, 1954

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.

Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Vladimir Tiara

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Belgian Sapphire Tiara

Burmese Ruby Tiara

Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara

Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara

Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara

Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara

Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara

Plunket Tiara

Five Aquamarine Tiara

Imperial State Crown

George IV State Diadem

Necklaces

Coronation Necklace and Earrings

The Cambridge Emerald Parure

Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace

King George VI Sapphire Suite

Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl Necklace

King George VI Festoon Necklace

Queen’s South African Diamonds

Queen’s City of London Fringe Necklace

Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace

Greville Ruby Necklace

Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker

Kent Amethyst Parure

Queen’s Emerald Tassel Suite