Education
Basil Eastwood was educated at Eton College (from 1957 until 1962) and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied history, and, later, Arabic.
Basil Eastwood was educated at Eton College (from 1957 until 1962) and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied history, and, later, Arabic.
He has held posts in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany and Sudan (Head of Chancery, 1984). In 1998 he co-founded Cecily"s Fund, a charity that helps Zambian orphans by funding their education. He is currently the Chair of the charity"s International Advisory Panel.