Rafe Heydel-Mankoo

Conjugal Arms of TRH The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge (C) The College of Arms The Conjugal Arms of TRH The Duke & Duchess of Cam...

On 20th September a reception was held at Rhodes House at the University of Oxford to mark the unveiling of an unofficial Canadian por...

The Queen Charlotte's Ball at the Durbar Court in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Queen Charlotte's Ball is a firm fixtu...

The modern Queen Charlotte's Ball (c) OK Magazine For generations, the British social "Season" has been a source of fascin...

The Commonwealth Family "For the past forty years we have spurned our ever-faithful Commonwealth family for the sado-masochistic...

Birth Certificate for HRH Prince George of Cambridge The birth certificate of Prince George of Cambridge was published this week. Much w...

Global interest in the recent royal birth exceeded that even of last year's Diamond Jubilee. During the week of the Royal birth I was in...

Below is a letter I wrote to the editor of The Times to complain about the large number of errors that had appeared in the newspaper duri...

Following the birth and naming of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, the media storm has subsided considerably, affording me the opportunity ...

Can an unborn royal baby inherit the throne?  When I was asked this question today, I remembered that I had written about this subject s...

Swan Uppers Toasting "HM The Queen, Seigneur of the Swans" Whilst we all await the eagerly anticipated royal birth, we should ...

A few days ago, several news sources were quick to proclaim the "breaking news" that the official title of the royal baby had be...

HM Albert II, King of the Belgians, will address the Belgian nation today at 5pm BST (4pm GMT) to announce his intention to abdicate. His ...

One of the self-styled "princes" with his "princess" wife and a foreign lady who, understandably, had no reason to dou...

A bust of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, commissioned by The Royal Canadian Regiment, was unveiled at a ceremony at Canada House in London...

To coincide with the announcement of The Queen's Birthday Honours List, I was invited to debate the merits of the UK Honours System by...

The Russian Summer Ball, held in the sumptuous 17th century Banqueting House, is one of the jewels of the London summer.  This year's...