correspondent, jonny dymond. michael fawcett was once one of prince charles closest aides, a man whom the prince relied upon to guide and organise his personal life. three years ago, he became chief executive of the prince s foundation an umbrella group for a number of prince charles charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in late 2016. 0ne palace source stressed the distance between prince charles office and his foundation, but michael fawcett is renowned for his closeness to prince charles and this is an embarrassment for the prince. the foundation said it took the allegations very seriously and that the matter is under investigation. the foundation failed to respond
bigger burden? the former conservative prime ministerjohn major says no, it is regressive and it will lean on the poor disproportionately. labour are saying something similar as well. an almighty row to kick off the new political season as mp5 return here to westminster in the next day or two. . ~ , ., to westminster in the next day or two. ., ,, i. to westminster in the next day or two. ., ,, . to westminster in the next day or two. ., . ,. two. thank you so much, chris. we will hear more two. thank you so much, chris. we will hear more on two. thank you so much, chris. we will hear more on that two. thank you so much, chris. we will hear more on that from - two. thank you so much, chris. we will hear more on that from the - will hear more on that from the national care association in a few minutes. the chief executive of one of prince charles charities has temporarily stepped down following newspapers allegations he used his influence to help secure an honourfor a major donor
charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in late 2016. 0ne former government minister who s written books on royal finances wants a police investigation into the allegations. in 2013, mr fawcett resigned from a previous job with the royal family after an internal report criticised the running of the royal household. now, michael fawcett s been forced to resign twice already, and both times, under cover of darkness, almost, he was reinstated by prince charles when the hoo hah died down. so, prince charles is very, very closely linked with this man, and i m sure that whatever michael fawcett did would have been done with the full support of prince charles. prince charles needs to answer questions about this, not michael fawcett. the met has not commented. the prince s foundation, based a
in the newspapers today? three years ago, he became chief executive of the prince s foundation, an umbrella group for a number of prince charles s charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in late 2016. 0ne former government minister who s written books on royal finances wants a police investigation into the allegations. in 2013, mr fawcett resigned from a previous job with the royal family after an internal report criticised the running of the royal household. now, michael fawcett s been forced to resign twice already, and both times, under cover of darkness, almost, he was reinstated by prince charles when the hoo hah died down. so, prince charles is very, very closely linked with this man, and i m sure that whatever michael fawcett did would have been done with the full support of pr
michael fawcett was once one of prince charles closest aides, a man whom the prince relied upon to guide and organise his personal life. three years ago, he became chief executive of the prince s foundation an umbrella group for a number of prince charles charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in late 2016. one palace source stressed the distance between prince charles office and his foundation, but michael fawcett is renowned for his closeness to prince charles and this is an embarrassment for the prince. the foundation said it took the allegations very seriously and that the matter is under investigation. the foundation failed to respond