Kammala wannan jumla: Romilly ya yi karatu a Kwalejin Wellington da Jami'ar Oxford, sannan ya yi aiki a matsayin wakilin yaki a cikin yakin basasar Spain da kuma a yakin duniya na biyu. An kama shi
a watan Mayu na 1940 a garin Narvik na Norway yayin da yake ba da rahoto ga "Daily Express".