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The
arms represent both
countries the armiger is
a citizen of and the
colours of the piles
issuant from base are
colours taken from their
respective flags. The
countries, which are
both tropical islands,
are symbolized by the
sun and the palm tree.
The shaking hands
represent the diplomatic
work undertaken by the
armiger, both as a
commercial diplomat and
a cultural ambassador.
The Kalis showcases his
deep respect and service
for the royal heritage
of the Sultanates in the
Southern Philippines and
Monarchism in general.
The Order of the Knights
of Rizal, pendant from
the achievement, is the
sole order of knighthood
in the Philippines. The
Order is created to
honour and uphold the
ideals of Philippine
national hero José
Rizal.
The armiger is the Lord
of the Manor of
Freckenham in the county
of Suffolk, England and
a national of both the
Commonwealth of Dominica
and the Republic of the
Philippines. He is the
70th Feudal Lord of
Freckenham and the first
Lord of non-English
decent in the 1100-year
history of the Manor.
His Lordship of the
manor is duly recognized
by Freckenham Parish
Council and has been
officially recorded on
the London Gazette. He
is a member of the
Manorial Society of
Great Britain and the
International Monarchist
League.
His competencies include
technology, media,
journalism,
entertainment,
philanthropy, diplomacy
and cross-regional
business experience. He
is the Representative
Councillor of the
Caribbean ASEAN Council
and the Executive
Director and Envoy for
Diplomatic Affairs of
the Eastern
Caribbean-Southeast Asia
Chamber.
The armiger is an
Ambassador of the Royal
Sultanate of Sulu and
Secretary General of the
Royal and Hashemite
Order of the Pearl of
Sulu, the dynastic order
of the Sultanate. As a
holder of two offices of
the Royal Sultanate, he
was bestowed the
lifetime title of "Datu
Sadja" (The rough
English translation of
Datu Sadja is
"Excellency"). Within
the Sultanate, the title
of Datu Sadja is
considered to be the
equivalent of a European
Count. The rights of the
present day customary
titles are protected by
a special law in the
Philippines known as
"The Indigenous Peoples
Rights Act of 1997".
He was officially chosen
as one of 80
participants from the 53
countries of the
Commonwealth to take
part in the 2018
Commonwealth CSC Leaders
Programme. Furthermore,
he was the only
participant from Asia at
the 2019 Caribbean
Canada Emerging Leaders
Dialogues'. Both
programmes are
exclusively part of His
Royal Highness the Duke
of Edinburgh’s
Commonwealth Study
Conferences, first
established in 1956 for
selected leaders across
the Commonwealth. The
current President of the
Commonwealth Study
Conferences is Her Royal
Highness Princess Anne,
The Princess Royal.
The armiger is a
Distinguished Companion
of the Royal Order of
the Pearl of Sulu, a
Knight Commander of the
Order of the Knights of
Rizal, a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts, a
Fellow of the Royal
Asiatic Society, an
elected member of the
Royal Institute of
International Affairs, a
supporter of the Royal
Commonwealth Society, an
Honorary Fellow of the
Royal Society of
Armigers of Spain, an
Honorary Datu of the
House of Baloi in
Mindanao, Philippines
and was awarded a “Medal
for Outstanding
Contributions and
Efforts for Peace,
Education and Cultural
Diplomacy” by the
Association of the
Representatives of the
subnational Kingdom of
Bunyoro-Kitara in
Uganda.
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