President, Queens’ College, Cambridge. Former British Ambassador to France and Monaco, and High Commissioner to Australia. Diplomat, traveller, Mum.https://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3mgsbabzjps24Queens of Queens’. Happy #iwd2026. From @queens.cam.ac.uk . With impact 💥11 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsbabzjps24https://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3mdnijjelpc2bHuge congratulations to @queens.cam.ac.uk bye fellow, Dr Mona Jebril, for winning the British Academy Global Innovation Fellowship. Brilliant result and @carnegieendowment.org is lucky to have you (though we want you back!). #academicexcellence #queensofqueens30 Jan 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnijjelpc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lnv4obiswc2eSpring posies from the Residence garden. Like a Hockney painting. 🖼️28 Apr 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv4obiswc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lknisa3xzc2oAbout last night. Paris - je t’aime ! 🫶18 Mar 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknisa3xzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3ljcznrzrd22yHappy St David’s Day!! Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! Bonne fête de Saint David! To everyone celebrating in Wales, France and beyond. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇫🇷🌎01 Mar 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljcznrzrd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lgj4qs6c722hGreat to chat to staff from the Home Office Social Mobility Network about life as Ambassador to France. And how humble beginnings need not be a barrier to international careers - including in diplomacy. Know yourself. Be yourself. Back yourself! #ambassadrice #socialmobility24 Jan 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj4qs6c722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lgfjsl3zuc2o18 architectes britanniques présentent leurs designs innovants pour fêter 300 ans de l’Hôtel de Charost - la Résidence britannique en France🇬🇧🇫🇷. Ravie d'accueillir nos 800 invités incluant le ministre 🇬🇧 des exportations, Gareth Thomas MP. #GREATarchitecture #growth23 Jan 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfjsl3zuc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lfwbojp47c2eLovely party to farewell our fab Deputy Ambassador, @TheoRycroft. Theo has made his mark here and is going onto great things. But I will so miss his kindness, support and unflappability against all the ups and downs of 🇬🇧🇫🇷 relations over the last 3.5 years. Go well, mon ami.17 Jan 2025 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwbojp47c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lfdqeavx3k2vUne discussion fructueuse entre @Keir_Starmer et @EmmanuelMacron à “Chequers” ce soir. Le Royaume-Uni et la France continuent de travailler côte à côte en 2025. Nous nous préparons pour le prochain sommet franco-britannique afin de renforcer notre partenariat. 🇬🇧🇫🇷09 Jan 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdqeavx3k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lfcvgtjbbc2vIt was a pleasure to speak to BBC South News about the life of Noreen Riols MBE, a former #SOE operative who passed away last week. She was an extraordinary lady and I’m very proud to have known her. 💔09 Jan 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcvgtjbbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lem5dgjvgs26And with that… #2024Rewind , with massive thanks to my wonderful ABC (Agile, Brave, Collaborative) team 🙌 @UKinFrance @tradegovukFRA @UKDefenceFrance @fr_British What. A. Year. 🇫🇷🇬🇧👏31 Dec 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lem5dgjvgs26https://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lcz74sbf7c2vUn grand plaisir d’avoir pu participer au City Ladies Networking breakfast. Des échanges enrichissants avec des femmes brillantes et des rencontres professionnelles marquantes. Merci pour ces moments de partage.11 Dec 2024 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz74sbf7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lcz72sb5b22vAfter all the weekend excitement, just a normal Monday @UKinFrance 🇬🇧🇫🇷 Rockin’ around our Christmas tree with @GabrielAttal. Pas mal ! 😉 #diplomacyneverstops #HappyMonday11 Dec 2024 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz72sb5b22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lcz6yi7fa22v2/2 Son Altesse Royale le Prince de Galles a assisté à la belle cérémonie marquant la réouverture de la cathédrale @notredameparis. Émue de voir ce symbole du patrimoine français réouvrir après 5 ans de travaux - félicitations à l'ensemble des artisans qui y ont participé. 🙏🇫🇷11 Dec 2024 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz6yi7fa22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lcz6wpimxk2v1/2 In my job there are good days, bad days & extraordinary days, which feel more like an episode of #thediplomat. Yesterday was one of those days. Gr8 to host HRH @KensingtonRoyal & @realDonaldTrump to discuss 🇬🇧🇺🇸 relations, global challenges & the reopening of Notre Dame.11 Dec 2024 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz6wpimxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbzfwkjzrk2rVue depuis ma fenêtre. Coucher de soleil d’hiver à Paris. Magnifique.28 Nov 2024 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzfwkjzrk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbuogmrq2c2kFormidable moment passé au @PalaisdeTokyo hier soir à célébrer le programme « Spotlight sur la culture » et les 80 ans du @fr_british 🇬🇧🇫🇷 Un événement riche de danse, de musique et d’art qui mettaient en avant de nombreux talents britanniques et français issus de diasporas.26 Nov 2024 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuogmrq2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbtxkvhe2k2aToday, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, I raise you this tree, in the garden of the 🇬🇧 Residence in Paris. A beauty. 🍁 #treeoftheday #paris26 Nov 2024 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtxkvhe2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbkjcmyif224Great to be in London today for the meeting between @DavidLammy and @jnbarrot in Carlton Gardens, HQ of General de Gaulle’s Free French movement during WW2. Some 80 years later, our shared values still unite us as we stand together as friends, partners, allies🇬🇧🇫🇷22 Nov 2024 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkjcmyif224https://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbic3wrx6c2tNous célébrons tout le travail accompli pour les commémorations du Débarquement de Normandie et les JO et Paralympiques avec nos collègues français ! Nous profitons du Beaujolais Nouveau accompagné de délicieux fromages anglais - quoi de mieux ? 🧀🍷 #EntenteCordiale120 #EntenteCulinaire21 Nov 2024 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbic3wrx6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbhijgq55s2sNeige en novembre, Paris. 🍁❄️21 Nov 2024 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhijgq55s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lbbxeshey22ySunrise over Monaco on National Day. Glad to be here for the celebrations, in my role as Ambassador. 🇬🇧🇲🇨19 Nov 2024 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbxeshey22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mennarawlings.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3fazmm23Bonjour Bluesky. https://media.tenor.com/riSop3pqjT0AAAAC/jane-the-virgin-petra-solano.gif?hh=280&ww=49816 Nov 2024 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:3e5ph2fngarsgz675knannlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3y3fazmm23