Early Life
Powell is the son of Air Vice-Marshal John Frederick Powell. He has three brothers: Charles, who was foreign policy advisor to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Chris, a former advertiser; and Roderick. Although Powell pronounces the family name in the conventional manner (to rhyme with 'towel'), Charles pronounces it as 'pole'.
Powell was educated at the Cathedral Choir School, Canterbury, and The King's School, Canterbury, and studied history at University College, Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania. He then worked for the BBC and Granada TV before joining the Foreign Office in 1979.
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