The Dutch government said on Monday that it was "unpleasantly surprised" after the oil giant Shell announced it was moving its headquarters from The Hague to the UK.
Not only does the company intend to change its tax residency, but will also drop Royal Dutch from its full name after 130 years.
The fossil fuel company is following in the footsteps of consumer goods giant Unilever that merged its Dutch and British corporate entities, becoming a solely British company at the end of last year.
