Rafal
("Rafe") Heydel-Mankoo, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., M.A. is a ResPublica
Research Associate. Graduating with degrees in history and law, Rafe is
an
international broadcaster, writer and lecturer, specialising in
constitutional
monarchy and British institutions, traditions and heritage. One of
North America's leading royal commentators, he addressed Lord Wakeham's
Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords in 1999 and
presented evidence to the House of Commons' Public Administration Select
Committee in 2004, during its review of the Honours System. Rafe is a
Trustee of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust and lectures extensively in
the UK, North America and further afield. He is the co-author
and co-editor of the critically-acclaimed Burke’s Peerage & Gentry:
World Orders of Knighthood & Merit and has advised various
governments
on their national honours systems. Rafe is a contributor to
ResPublica's 2012 Reform of the House of Lords Report and, together with
Phillip Blond, is also the co-author of the report's Conclusion &
Recommendations chapter.