List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg

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.

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
Name Tenure Begin Tenure End British Monarch Luxembourgish Monarch
Nigel Watson (chargé d'affaires)19441945King George VIGrand Duchess Charlotte
Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen[1]19441947
Geoffrey Alchin19491955
Malcolm Henderson[2]19551957Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Freese-Pennefather19571961
Geoffrey Aldington19611966
Dugald Malcolm19661970Grand Duke Jean
John Roper19701975
Sir Antony Acland19751977
Lord Wright of Richmond19771979
Jeremy Thomas19791982
Sir Humphrey Maud19821985
Oliver Miles19851988
Juliet Campbell19881991
Sir Michael Pakenham19911994
Nick Elam19941998
Sir William Ehrman19982000
Gordon Wetherell20002004Grand Duke Henri
James Clark20042007
Peter Bateman20072011
Alice Walpole20112016
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.
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