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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 12  2. The State Visits during the World Crisis The state visits of the royal couple of the Chakri Dynasty, in 1960 and 1962, were not strictly a world tour, but the trips are considered of great importance in the establishment of Thailand, in a stronger position on the world stage, during the political and ideological con fl icts of the mid-twentieth century. Similar threatening conditions politically, that had occurred during the fi rst state visit of 1897, were in evidence during the second in 1960 and 1962. A comparison of the preconditions of the royal tours of both of the Siamese Monarchs, will lead to a greater understanding of the signi fi cance of the State Visits of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in the middle of the twentieth century. At the end of the 19 th century, conditions in Siam and throughout the region were changing rapidly. Even before King Chulalongkorn came to the throne in 1868, Figure 1: Their Majesties on State Visits in 1960 Queen Sirikit on Her Majesty’s State Visits in 1960 and 1962