Overview

• Multiple outlets report the King held a discreet meeting with Michael Fawcett at Windsor Castle several months ago, with the Mail on Sunday describing a low-profile escorted entry and exit.
• Palace sources characterize the encounter as a delayed farewell audience customarily offered to departing senior staff, and The Times reports there are no plans for any return.
• Fawcett resigned as chief executive of the then-Prince’s Foundation in 2021 following allegations he offered help securing honours and citizenship for a Saudi donor.
• The Metropolitan Police investigated the allegations and confirmed in 2023 that detectives would take no further action.
• Scotland’s charity regulator found earlier this year that Fawcett exposed The King’s Foundation to substantial risk through governance failings but concluded his actions did not amount to misconduct.