What is a state visit: British royal family is hosting Emir of Qatar for state visit, Danish royal family to host Egyptian president in second state visit since change of throne [Video]

This week the British and Danish royal families will host state visits, which are often the most glamorous and formal events of the year.

The Emir of Qatar will visit the UK from today, while on Friday Egypt’s president will travel to Denmark.

But in a “very unusual” move, King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark only announced their visitor on Monday evening despite state visits usually taking months of planning and preparation.

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And in a blow to Britain’s state visit, Queen Camilla has had to cancel her appearance alongside King Charles and Princess of Wales later today due to lingering effects from a chest infection.

Today’s events will be the first state visit Catherine has taken part in since her cancer diagnosis as …