The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of the
Netherlands
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in the
United Kingdom
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The embassy is currently situated in a red brick mansion block at Hyde Park Gate, which it has occupied since 1953. It was reported in 2013 that the embassy was planning to move to a new building in
Nine Elms. In 2019 the site at Nine Elms was sold by the Dutch government, with no embassy built.
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Holland_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy in Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
and English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
depicting the Coat of arms of the Netherlands
File:Embassy of the Netherlands, London.jpg, The embassy
See also
*
Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
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 min ...
References
External links
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in London official website
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Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Netherlands
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Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands
Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
South Kensington