Which British monarch made a state visit to the United States during the 1976 Bicentennial?

Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to the United States during the 1976 Bicentennial.

The visit took place from July 6 to 11, 1976, shortly after the Bicentennial’s July 4 centerpiece. Queen Elizabeth II traveled with her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and was received by President Gerald Ford.

The royal couple visited several American locations, including Philadelphia, Washington, New York City, New Haven, Charlottesville, Providence, and Boston. The itinerary connected the British monarchy with places central to American colonial and revolutionary history.

The visit had particular symbolic weight because Britain had been the colonial power from which the United States declared independence in 1776. It was Queen Elizabeth II’s second state visit to the United States as monarch, following her earlier visit in 1957.