Rafal Heydel-Mankoo

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Rafal Heydel-Mankoo (born 1 June 1976) comments on royal affairs in the Canadian media and is an expert on heraldry and the British honours system. Born in the United Kingdom and educated in Canada, Heydel-Mankoo's family roots can be traced to Poland, Greece and India.[1] After the war his father's family settled in British East Africa (modern day Kenya), where, along with Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa, many Polish landowners settled after the Second World War.[2] Heydel-Mankoo is a dual national, holding both British and Canadian citizenship and is now primarily resident in the United Kingdom.[1]

He has been the "Royal correspondent" for the Canadian morning news show Canada AM[3][4] and CTV Newsnet[5] and has provided live television commentary for events including the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the funeral of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and the marriage of the Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and the Concert for Diana.

Heydel-Mankoo is an editor of Burke's Peerage & Gentry[6] and has appeared as an expert before the British House of Commons Select Committee looking into reform of the Honours System.[7]. He was the deputy editor and co-author of Burke's World Orders of Knighthood and Merit[8]. The grandson of Baron Adam Heydel and HSH Princess Karolina Jablonowska (see Jablonowski), he is also an expert on Polish nobility and is the author of The Titled Families of Poland.[9]

For his work educating Canadians about the role and function of the Crown and the Monarchy, he was one of 46,000 recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.[10]. He is also a Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.[11]

Heydel-Mankoo is the former Ottawa Branch Chairman for the Monarchist League of Canada[12], a Trustee of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust[13], a Council Member of the Royal Stuart Society[14], a Committee Member of the International Churchill Society[15] and a Commissioner of the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry.[16] He studied history and law at the University of Ottawa, graduating with a B.A.(hons) and an LL.B., before completing a master's degree in history at the University of Toronto.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Campbell, Murray, "Her Majesty's loyal spin doctor The Monarchist League of Canada admits it has suffered in the past decade as the Royal Family showed it could be as dysfunctional as any other. But John Aimers believes it's time for a comeback", Globe and Mail, October 21, 1999
  2. ^ Jacek Kozak, Polacy w Kanadzie ("Who's Who of Polish Canadians"), Biogram Publishing, Mississauga 2006
  3. ^ Camilla may become Queen after all, Canada AM, March 22, 2005
  4. ^ Queen not to attend wedding of her son Prince Charles, Canada AM, February 23, 2005
  5. ^ Prince Harry Will Go To Iraq, CTV Newsnet, April 30, 2007
  6. ^ Fionnuala Bourke, "Stop lording it up, says earl", Daily Mercury, August 1, 2004
  7. ^ Eleanor Cowie, "MPs call for an end to empire in shake-up of honours", The Herald, July 14, 2004
  8. ^ World Orders of Knighthood and Merit
  9. ^ Chris Horan, "A family tree for the Czartoryski family (Czartoryska for female members) shows that Prince...", Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, March 5, 2002
  10. ^ Database search
  11. ^ NEWS - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George
  12. ^ Rafal Heydel-Mankoo, "Up in arms", National Post, December 27, 2000
  13. ^ Friends and Directory of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust
  14. ^ Activities
  15. ^ FH 127q5
  16. ^ Patrons and Members