‘Cash for honors’ police have not spoken to Prince Charles’ servant Michael Fawcett a year after the accusation
- Michael Fawcett had to quit as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation
- It was amid claims he helped secure an honor for a Saudi magnate who donated more than £1.5million to royal causes
- Scotland Yard’s special investigation team began investigating the allegations
- But six months later, the former clerk, Mr Fawcett, has not yet been interviewed
Prince Charles’ former right-hand man has not been questioned by police for nearly a year after he was accused of being part of a ‘cash for honors’ scandal.
Michael Fawcett, 59, was forced to resign as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation amid claims he helped gain credit for a Saudi magnate who donated more than £1.5 million to royal causes.
The former servant was accused of helping ‘fix’ a CBE for Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, 52, who was honored by the prince during Buckingham Palace after pledging large sums to help restore royal residences in Scotland.
Michael Fawcett, 59, was forced to resign as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation amid claims he helped gain credit for a Saudi magnate who donated more than £1.5 million to royal causes
Scotland Yard’s special investigation team began investigating the allegations after they appeared in The Sunday Times last September.
In February, it launched a full investigation into possible offenses committed under the Honors (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925, raising the prospect of Charles being questioned by the police.
But six months later, Mr Fawcett has not yet been interviewed. His wife, Debbie, said: “There have been no inquiries from the police. My husband…will fully cooperate with the police.”
In February, it launched a full investigation into possible offenses committed under the Honors (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 – raising the prospect of Charles being questioned by the police