Netherlands–United Kingdom relations

Dutch-British relations
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of the Netherlands, London	Embassy of the United Kingdom, The Hague
Envoy
Ambassador Laetitia van den Assum	Ambassador Joanna Roper

The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have a strong political and economic partnership.

Over forty Dutch towns and cities are twinned with British towns and cities. Both English and Dutch are West Germanic languages, with West Frisian, a minority language in the Netherlands, being the closest relative of the English language if one excludes Scots. In addition, between 90% and 93% of people in the Netherlands claim to speak English, although a negligible percentage of British people can speak Dutch.

The Netherlands has an embassy in London, and the United Kingdom has an embassy in The Hague. The UK also has a consulate in Willemstad, Curaçao.

There are also strong ties between the UK's overseas territory of Anguilla and the nearby Sint Maarten of the Netherlands. Both countries are members of the Council of Europe and NATO.

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