The Queen's State Visit to Iran

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.

• Elizabeth II of the United KingdomCast
• Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghCast
• Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of IranCast