WELCOME
TO THE
BRITISH-LUXEMBOURG
SOCIETY
The British-Luxembourg Society was founded on 24 April 1947. It is a non-profit association which strives to deepen, maintain and develop the bonds of friendship that exist between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Great Britain.
D’British-Luxembourg Society ass den 24 Abrëll 1947 gegrënnt ginn. Et ass eng Non-profit Associatioun, déi déi frëndschaftlech Bezéiungen tëscht dem Grand-Duché an Groussbritannien verdéiwen, ënnerhalen and developpéiere wëll.
© Ben Carter
WELCOME
TO THE
BRITISH-LUXEMBOURG
SOCIETY
The British-Luxembourg Society was founded on 24 April 1947. It is a non-profit association which strives to deepen, maintain and develop the bonds of friendship that exist between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Great Britain.
D’British-Luxembourg Society ass den 24 Abrëll 1947 gegrënnt ginn. Et ass eng Non-profit Associatioun, déi déi frëndschaftlech Bezéiungen tëscht dem Grand-Duché an Groussbritannien verdéiwen, ënnerhalen and developpéiere wëll.
OUR HISTORY
On the 24th of April 1947 – more than 70 years ago – Twenty-three Luxembourgers, among them the future Luxembourgish Prime Minister and ‘father of the euro’ Pierre Werner (1913-2002) and one Brit founded the British-Luxembourg Society.
Motivated by their admiration and gratitude to the United Kingdom and its people, whose fight against the Nazi regime helped Luxembourgers recover their liberty and national independence, they wanted to bring the United Kingdom, its people and culture, closer to the Luxembourgers, who at that time had little knowledge about the British people. Accordingly, the British-Luxembourg Society states its aims in the first article of its Statutes in the following way: “Elle a pour but d’approfondir et de resserrer les liens d’amitié qui existent si heureusement entre la Grande-Bretagne et le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg d’autre part, à l’exclusion de toutes tendances et considérations politiques et confessionnelles.” Right from the beginning, its purpose mirrored that of the Luxembourg Society in London, its sister association, founded five years earlier, in 1942.
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL LECTURES
Over the years we have had the privilege to host this annual event and invite a series of eminent speakers from the British political, economic or cultural world.
Past speakers have included: The Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher, former British Prime Minister; The Rt. Hon. Lord Kinnock, former Vice-President of the European Commission; The Rt. Hon. Lord George, former Governor of the Bank of England; The Rt. Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell, former British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and The Rt. Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes, former European Commissioner for External Relations, last Governor of Hong Kong and Chancellor of Oxford University.
The speakers gave a lecture on their topic of choice, generally but not always a European theme.
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG
The Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton LG GCMG served as the European Union’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from 2009 to 2014. She earned wide praise as a negotiator, leading the P5+1 talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and galvanizing agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. She was also involved in negotiations in Somalia, Egypt and Ukraine.
News
Winston Churchill: The Painter Saturday 23.05.2026
Winston Churchill: The Painter sheds new light on a world-famous figure who was defined by politics but sustained by a lifelong passion for painting. Our exhibition brings together more than 50 works, many on loan from private collections.
Invitation – AmCham Winter Carnival Party, 21 February 2026
Our friends at the American Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg have kindly invited our members to join their Winter Carnival Party on Saturday 21 February 2026, from 18:30 to 01:00 at Cercle Cité, Luxembourg City. We are delighted that they have extended the special AmCham member discounted rate to our members for this occasion.
L’ADN DU SCOUTISME AVEC ROBERT ET OLAV BADEN POWELL
You are cordially invited to an exclusive event on Baden-Powell, organised in conjunction with Conférence St Yves, Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten and the University of Luxembourg
OUR COURSES
The British-Luxembourg Society helps to support members personal development through our educational evening classes.
These courses help members to acquire skills, not only in English Language but also in English Literature, Luxembourgish Conversation and Art.
