Ed Llewellyn
@EdLlewellynFCDO
British Ambassador to Italy and San Marino. Ex Amb to France, Chief of Staff, 10 Downing St, Bosnia, Hong Kong. Hon Capt @RoyalNavy, affiliated ship @HMSPWLS
🌍 A world-first move from the UK. From tomorrow, people smugglers and those helping them can be hit with tough new sanctions - frozen assets, UK travel bans, and public exposure. We’re going after the networks fuelling this deadly trade, wherever they operate.
Touchdown in Darwin 🇦🇺 Commodore James Blackmore and Captain Will Blackett joined dignitaries at HMAS Coonawarra, home to the @Australian_Navy, for a heartfelt 'Welcome to Country' by the Larrakia people, traditional land owners and Darwin region custodians. #CSG25 | @COMUKCSG
An enduring defence partnership 🇦🇺🇬🇧 Today in Geelong the UK and Australia have signed a landmark treaty that sets out how our two countries will work together to deliver our respective SSN-AUKUS submarine programmes over the next 50 years. Read more: ow.ly/x3iW50WvC9e
📢 The UK and 40 other @OSCE States are launching an expert mission to investigate Russia’s treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Together, we’re demanding answers and justice.
🚨🎥 WATCH: The Government has announced its first "sanctions regime" targeting those behind the small boat crossings It means anyone involved could have their assets frozen and be banned from entering the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces the changes
Today we have taken the bold step of sanctioning ringleaders, people smugglers and suppliers fueling people smuggling and irregular migration to the UK. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
🚨 SANCTIONED: Notorious people smugglers and their enablers. In a world-first move, the UK has sanctioned individuals and entities linked to people smuggling to further protect Britain's borders. This is the UK's Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regime in action ⤵
🇬🇧🤝🇦🇺
A warm welcome 👋 UK’s flagship @HMSPWLS sails into Darwin today – the first RN aircraft carrier to visit Australia in a generation. #CSG25 #TalismanSabre2025 @COMUKCSG royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…
Congratulazioni alle @Lionesses 🏴 per una vittoria al cardiopalma contro le fortissime #Azzurre 🇮🇹 alla fine di una semifinale combattuta e appassionante degli #WEURO2025
A third consecutive final at a major tournament. Our Lionesses ❤️
A message from The King to Sarina Wiegman, the mighty @Lionesses and all in their support team, following their success in this evening’s Women’s Euros semi-final. #WEURO2025
Un grande onore per me di celebrare a Civitavecchia stasera il 160 anniversario della @guardiacostiera 🇮🇹. Tanti anni di servizio e impegno. Complimenti dalle parte dei vostri amici britannici 🇬🇧, una altra nazione con un fortissimo legame con il mare 🌊




✈️Travelling to Rome for the #JubileeofYouth? Detailed information and tips can be found here👉 bit.ly/4m5gUut Be #TravelAware and take care of your personal possessions 🛂 Read our #TravelAdvice for Italy 🇮🇹➡️ bit.ly/45fZupm @FCDOtravelGovUK
Sul @Corriere l'intervento dell'Ambasciatore 🇬🇧 @EdLlewellynFCDO sul regime sanzionatorio del Governo UK contro le bande coinvolte nel traffico di esseri umani e nella migrazione irregolare, il primo al mondo in questo ambito 🗞️ L'articolo completo: bit.ly/4eXl9G4
Thankyou @RFATidespring for the photo. Taken during our RAS yesterday. @COMUKCSG @NATO #CSG25
Double trouble... 🇬🇧🇺🇸 The #RoyalNavy's UK Carrier Strike Group with @HMSPWLS at its heart has been operating alongside the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the Timor Sea as the largest ever military exercise in Australia continues. ➡️royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…
The UK’s military support for Ukraine this year is more than ever before. @JohnHealey_MP confirmed at today's Ukraine Defence Contact Group that the 🇬🇧 has delivered 50,000 drones to 🇺🇦 in the last six months and £150m worth of air defence and artillery in the last two months.
In bocca al lupo! 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇬🇧🇮🇹@Lionesses 🏴
⚽️Oggi, le squadre femminili di Inghilterra e Italia si sfideranno in un attesissimo match della UEFA Women’s #EURO2025. In bocca al lupo a entrambe le nazionali! 🏴🇮🇹 @Lionesses @AzzurreFIGC #UKItalyLOVESport #SeeThingsDifferently #GreatSport @GREATBritain @EdLlewellynFCDO
Thank you and goodbye to our friends from the @CanadianArmy who temporarily took over the duty of The King’s Life Guard at Horse Guards from @HCav1660 this month with inimitable style and aplomb. You were awesome and we will miss you!