Longtime royal-watchers are familiar with Michael Fawcett. For decades, Fawcett was one of King Charles’s most loyal allies/courtiers/aides. Fawcett has held many positions in Charles’s employ, and when he was finally fired “for good” in 2021, he was in charge of Charles’s foundation. Fawcett was fired for basically facilitating all of Charles’s sketchy cash-for-honors deals, where Charles would hand out a knighthood to some despot or petro-billionaire in exchange for suitcases full of cash for Charles’s foundation. Instead of punishing the guy handing out knighthoods like candy and accepting shopping bags full of cash, they just fired Fawcett and whitewashed all of Charles’s activities as he prepared for his kingship. Well, funny story. Charles met with Michael Fawcett a few months ago, and people are just learning about it now.
The King’s former trusted aide, Michael Fawcett, is said to have no way back into the royal fold despite being invited to meet with Charles at Windsor Castle. The King held a private audience with his former longtime aide “several months ago”, it is understood.
A royal source suggested that it was a “farewell audience” for Fawcett, who stepped down in disgrace over a cash-for-honours claim more than four years ago.
It is understood to be the first time that Charles has seen Fawcett since he left his role as chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation, now King’s Foundation.
A palace source said: “While we wouldn’t comment on individual private meetings, His Majesty often holds farewell audiences for departing senior staff. Some of these can be subject to delay, due to diary pressures, circumstance or ill health.”
On Sunday, Charles was seen driving himself and the Queen to church near Balmoral after The Mail on Sunday reported the meeting between the King and his former valet. It was reported that Fawcett was “welcomed back into the King’s charmed circle once again” and smuggled in and out of the royal apartments in a “military-style operation”. However, it is said that there are no plans for the men to meet again.
Fawcett left his role in disgrace in 2021 after a letter emerged in which he offered to help a billionaire Saudi donor obtain British citizenship and an honorary knighthood. It prompted the Metropolitan police to launch an investigation into the charity. Detectives carried out interviews but concluded their investigation in 2023, by which time Charles had acceded the throne, with police saying that they would be taking no further action.
My favorite part is the suggestion that this was a “farewell audience” four years later. It’s far more likely that Fawcett and Charles have been in near-constant contact for the past four years, and this is just the meeting everyone learned about. Fawcett happily fell on his sword for his boss, and Charles clearly wants to keep in the fold. I love how the Times says “no way back into the royal fold.” That’s how they speak about Prince Harry too, like it’s some big f–king deal to be IN the royal fold. In any case, as I said, I’m sure Fawcett and Charles have been in touch this whole time. Fawcett IS the royal fold.
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- King Charles III during a reception at St James’s Palace, London, to celebrate 25 years of the Royal Drawing School. Picture date: Tuesday June 24, 2025. PA Photo.,Image: 1014877701, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: James Manning/Avalon
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- King Charles III arriving for the State Banquet for President of France Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of the French President’s state visit to the UK. Picture date: Tuesday July 8, 2025.,Image: 1019898127, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla joining veterans, members of VJ associations, military personnel and senior politicians for a national Service of Remembrance, hosted by the Royal British Legion with government, to remember 80 years since VJ Day marked the end of the Second World War National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire.,Image: 1029570614, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Paul Edwards/Avalon
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- King Charles III speaking during the Commissioning Ceremony for HMS Agamemnon, part of the Astute Class of nuclear-powered submarines, which formally marks the ship’s entry into the Royal Navy’s service, at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Featuring: King Charles III Where: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom When: 22 Sep 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III arrives for a visit to Coffee D’Ash in the Portland Walk regeneration area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to meet representatives from charities and community groups supported by the £5 million Team Barrow Social Impact Fund. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom When: 22 Sep 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III arrives at the Town Hall in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for the presentation of the Letters Patent formally bestowing Royal Charter status on the Port of Barrow, in recognition of the town’s critical contribution to national defence and industry. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom When: 22 Sep 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
This dude is the Jason K equivalent; he knows too much, he’ll do anything he’s asked, and he’ll accept public humiliation silently – just the sort that Charles and W love to keep around.
King caught visiting his best friend, a man who helped them both make untold sums of money from exchanging money for Royal proximity and honors. “I’m never going to see him again!” The King staunchly declares, while texting said bff the details surrounding next week’s shoot.
That’s how things are done in the RF – like Andrew flying to NY to tell Epstein goodbye.
Must be one of those rules in that mysterious “royal protocol” book that they use to excuse the inexcusable. I’m sick of bad men enabling worse men and they seem to be everywhere nowadays.
Yeah, not buying that this is the first time they’ve spoken in 4 years. Fawcett has a lot of history.
Fawcett was the Fall Guy. But I doubt Charles stopped getting in touch with him. He probably gave him a generous settlement
I would guess they have been in contact all along, after all who else is going to be squeezing chucks toothpaste for him🤷🏻♀️..
Fawcett is probably back in the fold.