Matthew Mellon attends glamorous HRH Arfaq dinner at the Dorchester in London

Matthew Mellon and wife Nicole Hanley

Matthew Mellon is here pictured attending HRH Arfaq's exclusive dinner at the Dorchester Hotel. Mellon is the former husband Tamara Mellon OBE, who co-founded the fabulous Jimmy Choo. Can you imagine the selection of shoes he must have! I wonder if the ones he’s wearing to Arfaq’s dinner are Jimmy Choo – awkwarrrrd for his new lady if so! But you’d have to be idiot to throw a pair of Jimmy Choos away and by the looks of his shoe choice in combination with a tux, he’s no fashion fool. Anyway, Matthew Mellon is a good friend of Arfaq’s, so naturally had a place at this glamorous dinner, which looks to be in aid of the Prince’s Trust and Christies.

Camilla & Arfaq – An ‘Inspirational’ Friendship

Camilla Al Fayed out in London town

I know this shot looks really paparazzi-esque, but Camilla Al Fayed, Arfaq’s ex-girlfriend, looks so glam and chilled in this pic. I seriously NEED that leather jacket!! Probably sold out ages ago. I don’t know who the guy is in the background – no doubt a bodyguard, I bet she has loads.

I’m an Arfaq fan, so that makes me a Camilla fan. He was once quoted as saying (to whom I don’t know, but I didn’t get it from Wikipedia, so I reckon it’s pretty accurate!!): “Camilla is the most beautiful woman I know and our friendship is magical.”

I just think that sets such a good example for other couples whose relationships don’t work out in a romantic sense, but who could potentially build a meaningful friendship. There are SO many celeb couples out there at war as soon as they’ve broken up and it’s so unpleasant for everyone, especially friends or fans who like both parties. Think of the endless Jennifer Aniston/Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie saga, or Taylor Swift with all her barbed jibes at Harry Styles – like at the Grammys this year, just a few days after they’d broken up, Taylor performed her song ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ and sang the line ‘So he calls me up and he’s like “I still love you”’ in a really pronounced English accent so everyone would know that poor Harry was the one left wanting! I know she’s famous and can do what she likes with her own song, but maybe she ought to take a leaf out of Arfaq and Camilla’s book – treat your ex with respect and affection, wherever possible. You did like them a helluva lot at one point in time, after all!! Anyway, kudos to Arfaq, who also described Camilla as ‘inspirational’ – which is how I feel about their friendship.

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?!