Leading cultural figures will be tasked with working alongside members of the royal family to boost Britain’s international influence as part of the government’s new “soft power council”.
The group – which will be chaired by the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, and the foreign secretary, David Lammy – will bring together “experts from across culture, sport, the creative industries and geopolitics” to promote Britain globally and provide a boost to the UK economy, according to the Foreign Office.
