The husband of the eighth British victim of the Sri Lanka terror attacks has paid tribute to his wife, calling her his "best friend in the world".
Lorraine Campbell, 55, was killed at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo during the Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
In an emotional statement, Ms Campbell’s husband, Neil Evans, said: “Lorraine was a real tour de force, she epitomised the qualities she lived by, and was a conduit for bringing people together to both make things happen, and make them better.
“I’ve lost my best friend in the world for all the adventures we shared and planned for the future.
“I, Lorraine’s family and friends are in a state of disbelief and grief for what has happened and as such, would respectfully ask that our privacy at this difficult time is respected.”
Ms Campbell, also known as Loz, was originally from Manchester but had relocated to Dubai last year with her husband and son.
Described as a woman who “embraced life to the full”, the 55-year-old had travelled to Sri Lanka for a business trip, despite her anxieties about visiting the country.
“She had messaged me before the trip to say she was nervous about flying there because of Dengue fever,” her son Mark, 32, told the Daily Mail.
“She was quite worked up about it but I told her she would be all right. I never thought something like this could happen.
“Mum was amazing. She touched everyone she met and all those people now have a huge hole in their lives.”
The family say they have been “overwhelmed and comforted by the outpouring of kindness from all corners of their world”.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the series of attacks, which killed 359 people including 45 children and eight Britons.
Police have appealed for anyone with images or video from the period surrounding the attack to contact them and officers have been sent to airports in the UK to speak to anyone returning from Sri Lanka.
