He was the youngest UK ambassador, at 35, when he was appointed five years ago but more significantly, he is the first Catholic to be appointed to the post since the Reformation.
Francis Campbell, Britain’s ambassador to the Vatican, has taken considerable pride and delight in breaking new diplomatic ground.
He was the youngest UK ambassador, at 35, when he was appointed five years ago but more significantly, he is the first Catholic to be appointed to the post since the Reformation.