Antonia

It has been a strange couple of weeks for the millionaire west London neighbours living in the vicinity of Dame Antonia Romeo's £8.5million townhouse.They may not even have been aware of who she was just two weeks ago - but after Dame…

Dame Antonia Romeo is known in the Foreign Office by the curious nickname 'Strong White'. The sobriquet is not a reference to the Oxford-educated diplomat's taste in coffee, neither to the strength of her ambitions – which have just seen…

The frontrunner to become the UK's top civil servant was branded a 'shameless' self-promoter by her staff, it has emerged.Dame Antonia Romeo, who is the most senior official at the Home Office, is widely expected to become the new…

By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 17:31 EST, 17 February 2026 | Updated: 20:26 EST, 17 February 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…