Barbados–United Kingdom relations
diplomatic relations between Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The historical ties between the governments of Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) are long and complex, including settlement, post-colonialism and modern bilateral relations. The two countries are related through common history spanning 339 years (1627–1966). Since the Bajan date of political independence, these nations continue to share ties through the Commonwealth of Nations. Until becoming a Commonwealth republic in 2021, Barbados also shared the same Head of State, with Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch.
Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts (though, unlike St. Kitts, Barbados never changed hands. The first English settlement close to Holetown in Barbados was established seventy-four years before the Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 2016, British Prime Minister Theresa May congratulated Barbados on its 50th anniversary of independence, and expressed desire for continued close "enduring partnership" between the nations.
The British High Commission in Bridgetown was established in 1966. A concurrent Barbadian High Commission is located in London, England.
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