Embassy of the United Kingdom, Paris
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British Embassy, Paris | |
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Location | Paris, France |
Address | 35, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75383 Paris, France |
Ambassador | Menna Rawlings |
Website | British Embassy, Paris |
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Paris is the chief
British Ambassador to France is Menna Rawlings.[1] The embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories
in France.
There are British consulates in Bordeaux and Marseille.
History
During World War II and the Nazi occupation of France, the embassy's archives were burned as its staff fled the building to go south with the civilian Vichy regime from 1940 to 1944 to escape the German military, placing it under Swiss protection in the meantime. [2][3]
Ambassador's Residence
The official residence of the British ambassador to France since 1814 has been the
Duke of Wellington in 1814. Napoleon's sister, Princess Borghese, joined her brother in exile to Elba, an Italian island located near the coasts of Tuscany. Penury forced the sale of this jewel looking[clarification needed] house on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré to the British government for use as their embassy. It had been the home of the Duke of Wellington for 5 months because he had been appointed Britain's ambassador to the court of Louis XVIII.[4]
See also
- France-United Kingdom relations
- List of diplomatic missions in France
- List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France
- Embassy of France, London
References
- ^ "Menna Rawlings". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-351-12348-8.
- ISBN 978-1-137-31829-9.
- ^ Schofield, H. (19 October 2014). "Scandalous tales from the British embassy in Paris". BBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2015.