Belgium–United Kingdom relations
Belgium |
United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of Belgium, London | Embassy of the United Kingdom, Brussels |
Belgium–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between Belgium and the United Kingdom. Belgium has an embassy in London and 8 honorary consulates (in Belfast, Edinburgh, Gibraltar, Kingston-upon-Hull, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Saint Helier, and Southampton). The United Kingdom has an embassy in Brussels.
Both countries are members of NATO, and both countries were member states of the European Union; however, the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. In addition, both countries' royal families are descended from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, with the British branch being known as the House of Windsor and the Belgian branch as the House of Belgium.