Michael Fawcett, once described as the Prince of Wales's 'right-hand man', has resigned from four additional roles linked to royal businesses, according to Companies House filings. The moves come after he was forced to quit as chief executive of the Prince's Foundation in November following a 'cash for honours' scandal revealed by The Mail on Sunday.
Fawcett has stepped down from Dumfries House Trust Trading Limited, Dumfries House Home Farm Ltd, and Dumfries Farming & Land, all connected to the Dumfries House estate in Ayrshire, purchased by Charles in 2007. He also left his position as 'events manager' at A G Carrick, the retail arm of Highgrove, which sells items such as £60 corgi toys and £65 cushions.
The scandal erupted after The Mail on Sunday published a 2017 letter from Fawcett to Saudi billionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak Bin Mahfouz, offering to support an upgrade to his honour from a CBE to a knighthood and assist with his British citizenship application in recognition of 'generous' donations to Charles's charities. Fawcett resigned permanently last month following a damning independent inquiry.
Bin Mahfouz has denied any wrongdoing, and Clarence House has stated that Charles had 'no knowledge of the alleged offer of honours or British citizenship on the basis of donation to his charities'. Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation has appointed Sir Ken Olisa, formerly ranked first in the Powerlist's Top Ten most influential British black people, as a new director.
