Matthew Mellon and HRH Arfaq

Matthew Mellon, former husband of Tamara Mellon, pictured here at the Dorchester with Nicole Hanley

Never far from the centre of things, HRH Arfaq had a private dinner recently at the glamorous Dorchester in London with Matthew Mellon.

Mellon belongs to the family of banking giants and used to be married to designer Tamara Mellon, of Jimmy Choo fame. Must be strange to be born into so much wealth, rather than earn it. He looks pretty cool, though, I have to say. He is pictured here with his fiancée Nicole Hanley, such a stunning lady! Must’ve been a dinner in aid of something – I spy a Christie’s logo...

Mellon is pictured above with his fiancée Nicole Hanley, such a stunning lady! Mellon's shoes are great, too, a dash of the unexpected.

As ever, HRH Arfaq's circle of friends are social and fashion forces to be reckoned with.

HRH Arfaq and Nicole Scherzinger... Why Not?

HRH Arfaq and Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls at a concert

HOW does he do it? Found another snap of HRH Arfaq looking oh-so-chilled with the amazing Nicole Scherzinger. I think this was taken backstage after one of her World Tour concerts... I guess when she was still in the Pussycat Dolls? Anyway, HRH Arfaq met Nicole two years ago and they apparently hit it off and stayed in touch. It’s weird because normally when I see pictures like these I always assume it must be a sexual thing – some desperate guy hoping to schmooze up to yet another pop princess.

But HRH Arfaq strikes me as a professional, even when it comes to friendship – straightforward, loyal and essentially ignorant of the so-called laws of gender unless he is actively in a romantic relationship with the woman (as with Camilla Al Fayed). Or maybe I’ve got it wrong, maybe he and Nicole were an item – in which case I can think of one thing and one thing only: the frickin’ stunning children they would have?!