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 monarchNigel Watson (chargé d'affaires)19441945George VIGrand Duchess CharlotteSir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen19441947Sir Geoffrey Allchin19491955Malcolm Henderson19551957Elizabeth IIHarold Freese-Pennefather19571961Geoffrey Aldington19611966Dugald Malcolm19661970Grand Duke JeanJohn Roper19701975Sir Antony Acland19751977Lord Wright of Richmond19771979Jeremy Thomas19791982Sir Humphrey Maud19821985Oliver Miles19851988Juliet Campbell19881991Sir Michael Pakenham19911994Nick Elam19941998Sir William Ehrman19982000Gordon Wetherell20002004Grand Duke HenriJames Clark20042007Peter Bateman20072011Alice Walpole20112016John Marshall20162021Fleur Thomas20212025Joanne Olivier 2025Charles IIIGrand Duke Guillaume V
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External links UK and Luxembourg, gov.uk