Franco-British Union

The Union of France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known as the Franco-British union, was a sovereign state comprising the territories of the United Kingdom and France.

In September 1956, due to a common foe during the Suez Crisis, an Anglo-French Task Force was created. French Prime Minister Guy Mollet proposed a union between the United Kingdom and the French Union with Elizabeth II as head of state, and common citizenship.

At the time of Mollet's proposals, France was facing economic difficulties, an escalating Suez crisis and a bloody Algerian war. Gamal Abdel Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez canal was perceived as an act of war by Mollet, who was also infuriated by the Egyptian president's support of Algeria's National Liberation Front. The French prime minister was seeking to line up his international allies, turning to the United Kingdom, a staunch French ally during the Suez crisis and the two world wars.