The Queen's State Visit to Iran (1961)
2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the Shah of Iran, who had already made an official visit to Britain in 1959.
Directed by
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
