The Norman Academy in Rome, Italy, of which I am an Academician of Honor, has further honoured me with an Attestato di Eccellenza in the sectors of Culture and Religion.

I have been honoured to receive the Medaglia Europea of the Federazione Italiana dei Combattenti Alleati. FIDCA was founded in 1972 as an association of European ex-combatants and others who were supportive both of the European ideal and of the sacrifices of those who had sacrificed themselves for freedom. FIDCA was recognized as a distinct legal personality in Italy by Presidential Decree n.305 of 9/4/1986, and by means of DPR 27-2-1990, it was placed under the direct patronage of the Italian Ministry of Defense.

The Medaglia Europea, or European Cross, is awarded after nomination from a participating organization both to ex-combatants and to supporters, remembering the service and sacrifice of those who fought not only for Italy but in the Allied cause all over Europe. This has a particular resonance for me since my maternal grandfather was killed in action in Belgium in 1945 while fighting for the Allies in World War II.

I have been honoured to receive an appointment of Associate Professor in History and Religion from the International Academy of St George, Wyoming, USA. The Academy is a nonprofit organization specializing in History, Heraldry, Chivalry and Ecumenical Religion.

I have been delighted to receive the distinction of Knight Grand Cross of the Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (O.S.M.T.H.) The honour was bestowed by the Italian Magistral Delegation.

The Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem) continues the Templar tradition that was revived in France in 1705, reconstituted under Bernard Raymond Fabré-Palaprat in 1804, and recognized by the Emperor Napoléon I in 1805. It was under the leadership of Grand Master Fernando Campello Pinto Pereira de Sousa Fontes between 1960 and 2018. The present Grand Master is Fra Albino Neves.

The Italian Magistral Delegation maintains a website at http://www.cavalieritemplariosmth.it

I have been appointed a Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Aristocracy and Branch-Governor for Europe of the Academy.

The Royal Academy of Aristocracy is an institution of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda) designed to bring together the aristocrats of the world. Each appointment is made subject to the approval of the Royal Commission of Royalty and Nobility of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom.

I have been honoured to receive appointment as a Knight Grand Cross in the Most Honourable Order of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega in the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. Bunyoro-Kitara is one of the constituent kingdoms of Uganda and the Sovereign, Grand Master and Protector of the Order is the reigning Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara, H.M. Rukirabasaija Agutamba Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I.

HM The Omukama (King) of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom and the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom were restored by the Amendment [No. 8] Act – Statute No. 8, Article 118 (1)- of 1993 enacted by the Parliament of Uganda and officially recognized and protected by the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda by Chapter IV. –Article 37.-, Chapter XVI. -Article 246. (1) – (6)- of 1995 and by the Amendment [No. 2] Act -schedule V. -Article 178.8- of 2005 and by the Acts Supplement [No. 4] -Act 6. of 2011.

The Order was founded in 2010 and commemorates the present Omukama’s grandfather, the last absolute ruler of Bunyoro-Kitara.

I have been honoured with an appointment as a Senator, Senior Fellow and Member of the Academic Council of the Royal Scientific Senate for Humanity, Health and Development Affairs of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda).

The Royal Office of Orders, Honours and Awards Affairs of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda) has officially recognized the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios, of which I am head. Consequently, the titles and honours of the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios are fully recognized and may be used officially in the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.

I have been honoured with appointments as Royal Patron and Council Member of the Heraldry Society of Africa. The Society is registered as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in The City of Hoima, Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (Republic of Uganda), no. 220498.

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I have been honoured with an appointment as Honorary Royal Chaplain to H.M. the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda).

I was greatly honoured recently to be elected a Fellow of the College of Violinists “for services to the International Private Education Sector”. The College of Violinists was founded in 1890 and has been administered by the Victoria College of Music since 1962. I was elected a Fellow honoris causa of the Victoria College of Music for services to the Performing Arts in 2010.

Today, the Fellowship of the College of Violinists is the highest honorary award of the Victoria College of Music, and is awarded to both violinists and non-violinists for services to the arts. It is awarded rarely and requires the unanimous agreement of Executive Council.

 

H.I.R.H. Prince don Ezra Annibale Foscari Widmann Rezzonico, Head of the Imperial House of Leopardi of Constantinople, has conferred several honours upon me.

H.I.R.H. Prince don Ezra Annibale Foscari Widmann Rezzonico

I have received the titles of Prince of Hierapolis, Duke of Mardin, Count of Pontus, and Byzantine Patrician and Count Palatine of the Justinian-Heraclian Dynasty of Tomasi (subsequently Tomassini)-Paternò Leopardi of Constantinople. I am an Honorary Cousin, Peer and Privy Counsellor of Prince don Ezra. I am also a Knight Grand Cross of Justice with Collar of all the present and future Orders of the Dynasty, currently the Ordine Imperiale della Corona Eracliana di Costantinopoli, the Ordine della Guardia d’Onore di Santa Sofia, and the Ordine Imperiale Costantiniano di San Giorgio.

Prince don Ezra has graciously accepted a number of honours conferred by me in my capacity as Head of the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios. Several other members of his family, including his immediate predecessor, were senior members of the San Luigi Orders.

Miniature and lapel pin of the Ordine della Guardia d’Onore di Santa Sofia

H.S.H. Prince Orazio Scuro, hereditary Prince of Arbër and Count and Baron of Albania etc., has bestowed several honours upon me.

H.S.H. Prince Orazio Scuro

I have received the titles of Prince of Laç, Duke of Fushë-Kuqe, Marquis of Mamurras, Count of Milot, and Count Palatine of the Princely House of Scuro, and am an Honorary Cousin, Peer and Privy Counsellor of Prince Orazio. I am also Knight Grand Cross of Justice with Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Albania, and serve as Prior and High Protector of this Order.

Insignia of the Order of the Eagle of Albania

Prince Orazio has graciously accepted a number of honours conferred by me in my capacity as the head of the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios.

I was honoured to receive the Medal of Solidarity awarded by H.R.H. Princess Dayang-Dayang nur Mahal T. Kiram. The Princess is the sister of Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, the current Head of the Royal House of Sulu.

The Ruggero II University (Studiorum Universitas Ruggero II) is a free and independent university incorporated in the State of Florida, USA, since 2001. On 29 April 2003, it was recognized by the Government of the Republic of the Gambia as a Moral Entity of Public Utility, with a degree of incorporation no. 246/2003 issued by the Ministry of Justice. The University has an agreement of partnership with the government-accredited Université Alassane Ouattara (formerly Université de Bouaké), Ivory Coast.

I have been honoured by the University with an appointment as Associate Professor in Music and the honorary degree of Master of Science in Information Technology.

In 2017, I was honoured to be appointed a Grand Commander of the Order of the Calamian Star of Peace. The Order is awarded by Tagbanwa Tribal Chieftain H.M. Rodolfo Aguilar I, ruler of the Coron Island Ancestral Domain in The Philippines.

In 2018, I was further appointed as Grand Prior of the UK for the Order.

I have been honoured to receive honorary membership in the Ordo Templum Domini, a Templar Order based in Brazil whose Prior is Archbishop David Caparelli, representative for Brazil of the Apostolic Episcopal Church.

 

With other Honorary Fellows at the ceremony at All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London.

The presentation ceremony

The Guild of Musicians and Singers was established in 1993 by the late Dennis Puxty. He established as a guiding principle of the Guild that it should draw its membership equally from professional and amateur musicians, allowing through its meetings the productive discourse that characterizes a learned society. Other leading members have included Masters of the Guild Dr David Bell, late organist to Herbert von Karajan, and Dr Maurice Merrell, chairman of the organ builders Bishop and Son.

The Guild has held twice-yearly meetings in central London, latterly at All Hallows by the Tower, which have been committed to celebrating a high standard of musical performance throughout. Programmes have included recitals on both the church and theatre organs and concerts by chamber and brass ensembles. I have given two piano recitals for the Guild, in 2004 and 2014. Illustrated lectures and talks have also been an important feature of the Guild’s activities.

The Guild is not an examining body but has admitted candidates to membership as Associates (now discontinued), Licentiates or Fellows based on their musical achievements. I was elected a Fellow in 2001.

I have been honoured to receive the Commemorative Cross of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. This is a joint decoration on the initiative of several Polish veteran organizations, patriotic associations, monarchists and former military men. It was made in a circulation of only 300 medals.