Royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:endDate June 15, 1939
gptkbp:hostedBy Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:notableFor first reigning British monarch to visit Canada
first reigning British monarch to visit the United States
gptkbp:occurredIn 1939
gptkbp:purpose strengthen ties between United Kingdom and North America
gptkbp:route gptkb:Niagara_Falls
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Quebec_City
gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:significance symbolized support for Canada and the United States before World War II
gptkbp:startDate May 17, 1939
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1938_Empire_Exhibition,_Glasgow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7