Raoul, the biological child of Honor and Hamish Alexander-Harrington, was born in one of the full-scale operating rooms of the Briarwood Reproduction Center in Landing on the planet Manticore in early 1921 PD. He had been tubed due to his mother's military duties. Lady Honor immediately declared him her legitimate son and heir in front of her parents, spouses, armsmen, and close friends, among which were Michelle Henke, Alice Truman, Alistair McKeon, and Queen Elizabeth III of Manticore. Moments later, Andrew LaFollet was sworn in as Raoul's personal armsman.