[2] Born in London, Brooke grew up there, in Edinburgh and the east coast of Ireland, reading English Literature at University College Dublin, and earning an MPhil International Relations from Trinity College, Dublin.

[3] In 2013, Brooke brought his grandfather's ashes to Sarawak for burial following a large public memorial service.

The Acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia attended and offered an apology on behalf of the United Kingdom, clearing Anthony's name of any involvement.

In September 2016 he was appointed a technical advisor on a then-upcoming feature film on the life of his ancestor, Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.

[12] A letter of agreement was signed by the Trust with Swinburne University of Technology through its Sarawak campus in 2023 to collaborate on historical preservation of kingdom-era documents.