South Korea State Visit to the UK (2023)

President Yoon Suk Yeol & First Lady Kim Keon Hee
Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee will make a State Visit to the United Kingdom in November. (South Korea is officially called The Republic of Korea)

King Charles and Queen Camilla will host the State Visit at Buckingham Palace.

Monday, Nov 20th

• President Yoon Suk Yeol & Mrs Kim Keon Hee arrive privately at Stansted Airport.
• Greeted on behalf of The King by The Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting.
• Spend night in a London Hotel

Tuesday, Nov 21st

• Greeted at London hotel by Royal Couple, who will travel with them to Horse Guard Parade
• Attending: 
• Prince William and Princess Kate
• Official Welcome at Horse Guard Parade 
• Inspect Troops
• Carriage Procession to Buckingham Palace
• Attending:
• King Charles & Queen Camilla
• Prince William and Princess Kate
• Official Lunch at Buckingham Palace 
• Exchange Official Gifts
• View Royal Collection Display
• Attending:
• King Charles & Queen Camilla
• Prince William and Princess Kate
• Duchess Sophie
• Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
• Visit Korean War Memorial
• Attend wreath laying ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.
• Attending: 
• Duke of Gloucester
• Visit Westminster Abbey
• Lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior 
• Meet pensioners from the Royal Hospital Chelsea who saw active service during the Korean War.
• Visit Parliament
• Give Speech
• State Banquet at Buckingham Palace 
• Speech by President
• Speech by King Charles
• Honors Exchanged before Banquet
• Attending
• King Charles & Queen Camilla
• Prince William & Princess Kate
• Duchess Sophie
• Princess Anne & Sir Tim
• Duke of & Duchess of Gloucester
• Chart of Past Attendance
• Spend the night at Buckingham Palace 

Wednesday 22nd

• Meeting with BlackPink and Investing them with Order of British Empire. 
• Attending
• King Charles 
• Attend Shaping the Future: UK-Korea Business Forum at Mansion House. 
• Attend a roundtable discussion at The Royal Society on how we can collectively strengthen the role of basic science to advance humanity
• Attending: 
• Duchess Sophie
• Meeting with Prime Minister at Downing Street 
• Hold bilateral meetings
• Signing the Downing Street Accord: a United Kingdom-Republic of Korea Global Strategic Partnership.
• Receive a call by the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer MP.
• Banquet at Guildhall hosted by Lord Mayor of London
• Attending: 
• The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
• Spend the night at Buckingham Palace 

Thursday 23rd

• Visit the Churchill War Rooms.
• Official Goodbye at Buckingham Palace
• Attending: 
• King Charles & Queen Camilla
• President departs. He is seen off at the airport by Lord Chamberlain

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