The Queen's State Visit to Iran

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Status

Released

Production

BFI

Aired

1961-03-06

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.