Asquith's elder brother Raymond, father Lord Oxford, and maternal grandfather Sir Michael Palairet, all served as British diplomats. Like his father and brother, he was educated at Ampleforth College.
Asquith was connected to several prominent diplomats: his older brother Raymond, his father Lord Oxford, and his maternal grandfather Sir Michael Palairet, who all served in the British diplomatic corps. He too followed in their footsteps by attending Ampleforth College.