Critics have actually implicated the British state of double requirements and corruption after the cops dropped a corruption investigation into King Charles’ previous valet, who presumably used a rich Saudi donor an honor and aid with getting a British passport in return for contributions to the then Prince of Wales’ pet causes.
Despite the presence of a letter supposedly from Michael Fawcett (who was then president of the Prince’s Foundation) to an assistant of a rich Saudi business owner, cops said Monday that no additional action was going to be taken.
The news has actually been welcomed with outrage by critics and relief by Charles’ circle, who have actually constantly said Charles would have understood absolutely nothing about the deal made to Saudi billionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz by Fawcett. Fawcett began his profession as Charles’ valet and ended up being the things of ridicule after it was reported he had actually squeezed tooth paste onto the young prince’s tooth brush after he broke his arm in a polo video game.
On Aug. 18, 2017, Fawcett presumably composed to Busief Lamlum, an assistant to Bin Mahfouz, who had actually contributed numerous countless pounds to charities running under Charles’ aegis, stating: “In light of the ongoing and most recent generosity of His Excellency… I am happy to confirm to you, in confidence, that we are willing and happy to support and contribute to the application for Citizenship.
“I can further confirm that we are willing to make [an] application to increase His Excellency’s honour from Honorary CBE to that of KBE in accordance with Her Majesty’s Honours Committee.”
“Both of these applications will be made in response to the most recent and anticipated support [of] The Trust, and in connection with his ongoing commitment generally within the United Kingdom. I hope that this confirmation is sufficient in allowing us to go forward.”
The letter’s presence was reported by the Mail on Sunday in November 2021 and within hours of its publication Fawcett had actually resigned from his function at the Prince’s Trust.
After the letter was released, a grievance was made to the cops by previous MP and cabinet minister Norman Baker. Investigations continued gradually and the king was never ever talked to regardless of stating he wanted to co-operate.
On Monday, the cops silently revealed that they would not be continuing with the examination. They did not state why.
Baker condemned the choice not to continue as proof of corruption and double requirements.
He informed The Daily Beast: “It’s an open and shut case. People were condemned out of their own mouths. The letter said, give us some money, and we’ll help you with your application for citizenship and a further honor. I mean, that that was there in black and white.
“I think the U.K., sadly, is more corrupt than it used to be. And I think it’s also a place where vested interests are not challenged as much as they should be. The fact that people get away with it has probably encouraged others. There is a message here; that if you’re an important person, and you have got friends in the right places, then you can get away with things.”
He said a regular individual would have gotten a “very different result.”
Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, an organization that projects for the abolition of the monarchy, informed The Daily Beast: “If you look at the letter from Michael Fawcett, the evidence couldn’t be clearer. He was very clearly and explicitly saying, ‘We will help you get an honour in response to the donation.’” And that contribution was made to a charity that assists to keep Dumfries House.
“Fawcett couldn’t possibly promise an honour without the knowledge and support of Charles. So the notion that the police would drop the investigation without having even spoken to Charles is absurd,” Smith said.
“I think Charles will have learned a helpful lesson from this, which is that he can do what he likes without any fear of consequences.
“This is not the first time the Met have ignored accusations against the royals. When Charles was accused of having received €3 million in cash from a Qatari politician, for example, the police should have investigated that, because there are laws about bringing money into the country, and there are laws around money laundering. But they just ignored it.”
“And, of course, Virginia Roberts reported Andrew to the Met many years ago, and they ignored that as well,” he said. “I think it reflects very badly on the royals. Charles is someone who clearly has no concerns about living by the standards that the rest of us have to live by.”
The cops questions was introduced after media published a series of letters in between Fawcett and fixers and agents for Mahfouz’s.
Mahfouz has actually regularly rejected any misbehavior. He has actually been a significant donor to Charles’ charities and has actually a forest called for him him, the Mahfouz Wood, at the Castle of Mey in Scotland. He is thought to have actually contributed near to $2 million to Charles-associated charities.
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