Michael Fawcett, who was once Prince Charles’s confidante, is said to have promised a Saudi billionaire, Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, 53, British citizenship and a knighthood
A Scotland Yard investigation into cash-for-honours allegations involving one of the King’s charities has been blasted as a “whitewash”.
King Charles’ former right hand man, Michael Fawcett, was accused of promising to help a Saudi billionaire donor achieve British citizenship and a knighthood. Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, 53, honoured by the then Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace after handing over £1.5m to help restore royal residences in Scotland.
Mr Fawcett allegedly wrote a letter stating that he was “willing and happy” to make an application to change Mr Mahfouz’s honorary CBE to a knighthood and to support his application for citizenship in light of his “generosity”. Mr Fawcett, 60, was at the time working as CEO of the Dumfries House Trust. Charles’ most loyal aide resigned his role as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation in the wake of the scandal.
The Metropolitan Police, which launched the probe in February 2022, said the decision not to prosecute followed advice from prosecutors and consideration of the information received to date.