[3] Both countries began their diplomatic relations in 1823 with the appointment of Thomas Edward Rowcroft as Consul General in Peru, who arrived aboard the HMS Cambridge on the same year.

When the treaty was annulled, the Consul General notified the Chilean government of Queen Victoria's disapproval of the continuation of the war.

[6] Then chargé d'affaires Belford Hinton Wilson made demands to guarantee the safety of British goods in Lima, which were later moved to Callao.

The British embassy in Lima is located at the Torre Parque Mar, a building next to the Costa Verde of Miraflores District.

[10] After the death of Elizabeth II, the residence flew its national flag at half-mast,[11] later flying it at full mast until the coronation of Charles III.