Victoria Billing

Her Excellency
Victoria Billing
OBE
Billing in 2026
British Ambassador to Denmark
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2026
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Andy Burnham
Preceded byJoëlle Jenny
Personal details
Born (1975-05-31) 31 May 1975 (age 51)

Victoria Elizabeth Billing, OBE (born 31 May 1975) is a British diplomat who has been His Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark since April 2026.

Diplomatic career

Having entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997, most of her career has been focused on countries around the Mediterranean Sea including the Western Balkans and a posting to Jerusalem.

She was Ambassador to Senegal and non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau from July 2019 to 2022. She was then director of Europe (Mediterranean and Western Balkans) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from 2022 to 2025. On 18 March 2026, she was announced as the next British Ambassador to Denmark, in succession to Joëlle Jenny. On 25 March 2026, she had an audience with King Charles III and "kissed hands".

Personal life

In 2008, Billing married Robert Tinline, a fellow diplomat.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Denmark: Victoria Billing". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Billing, Victoria Elizabeth, (born 31 May 1975), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to Senegal, and non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau, since 2019". Who's Who 2026. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2025. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293299. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Billing". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Senegal, summer 2019". GOV.UK. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Court Circular: March 25, 2026". www.thetimes.com. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada: Robert Tinline". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 23 September 2024.