List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg

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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Luxembourg. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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From 1815 to 1890 the King of the Netherlands was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg in personal union, so the British envoy at The Hague was also envoy to Luxembourg. After the personal union was broken in 1890 the British envoy at The Hague continued to be concurrently accredited to Luxembourg until 1922. The Ambassador to Belgium was responsible for Luxembourg from 1922 until 1940, when Luxembourg was overrun by Nazi Germany. Upon liberation of Luxembourg in 1944 a chargé d'affaires was briefly resident in Luxembourg, followed by a resident military mission with diplomatic responsibility reverting to Brussels; but a resident head of mission was soon restored, in 1949. Geoffrey Alchin held the title of Minister until he was upgraded to Ambassador in 1955; since then the heads of mission have been Ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

NameTenure BeginTenure EndBritish MonarchLuxembourgish Monarch
Nigel Watson (chargé d'affaires)19441945 King George VI Grand Duchess Charlotte
Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen [1] 19441947
Geoffrey Alchin 19491955
Malcolm Henderson [2] 19551957 Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Freese-Pennefather 19571961
Geoffrey Aldington 19611966
Dugald Malcolm 19661970 Grand Duke Jean
John Roper 19701975
Sir Antony Acland 19751977
Lord Wright of Richmond 19771979
Jeremy Thomas 19791982
Sir Humphrey Maud 19821985
Oliver Miles 19851988
Juliet Campbell 19881991
Sir Michael Pakenham 19911994
Nick Elam19941998
Sir William Ehrman 19982000
Gordon Wetherell 20002004 Grand Duke Henri
James Clark 20042007
Peter Bateman 20072011
Alice Walpole 20112016
John Marshall20162021
Fleur Thomas [3] 2021

References

  1. "No. 36811". The London Gazette . 24 November 1944. p. 5393.
  2. "No. 40660". The London Gazette . 20 December 1955. p. 7154.
  3. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Luxembourg: Fleur Thomas". gov.uk.