Having entered the diplomatic service, Fane was appointed in 1858 attaché at
Tehran. In 1863, he was transferred to
Turin, and from Turin in 1866 to
St. Petersburg as second secretary. In varied years 1867 to 1878, Fane had stays of brief duration at Washington, Florence, Munich, Brussels, Vienna, and Berne. He was secretary of legation at Copenhagen 1880–1, secretary of embassy at Madrid 1882–5, and at Constantinople 1886–93, and minister at Belgrade from 1893 until 1898. He negotiated the treaty of commerce with the
Kingdom of Serbia of 10 July 1893. He was lord of the manor of Boyton, Wiltshire, and a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county. ==Family==