Prince Charles Blames Aide Over Cash-For-Honors Issue To Save Himself

Prince Charles wants someone to save him from the cash-for-honors controversies. This is to secure his future as the next ruling king.

The Sunday Times and other media reports said that a Saudi tycoon won a royal accolade after donating to Prince Charles' The Prince Foundation. But the incident gave Queen Elizabeth II another trouble.

Despite the Prince of Wales' involvement in the controversy, his former adviser Michael Fawcett made things easy for Prince Charles. He claimed that his employer had nothing to do with his scheme.

Only Fawcett approached Saudi millionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz. He offered him £1.5 million (€1.75 million, $2.08 million), per The Sunday Times and other news sites. Furthermore, the news organizations have no way of compiling such information because it was not the first to report the story.

Furthermore, Fawcett was the only one who acknowledged Mahfouz's gift before informing him that he had been granted citizenship and knighthood.

A DW report said Fawcett wrote a letter to one of Mahfouz's assistants in 2017. He thanked the businessman for his "ongoing and recent kindness" after he gave money to help repair Dumfries House, a Palladian estate in Scotland.

"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 honor from Honorary CBE [Commander of the British Empire] to that of KBE [Knight Commander of the British Empire] in accordance with Her Majesty's Honours Committee," part of Fawcett's letter said.

Meanwhile, Prince Charles revealed that he was looking forward to meeting Russian banker Dmitry Leus once the pandemic was over. The Prince, however, declined to accept his donation once he and his foundation's ethical committee discovered Leus' money laundering case.

USA Today said scandals involving alleged "cash-for-honors" or "cash-for-favors" (including ones involving no royals) have resurfaced regularly in the United Kingdom, infuriating politicians, citizens, and the media.

Charles' former valet, who he has characterized as "indispensable" to the running of his philanthropic activities, temporarily stepped aside from his executive job, and an independent investigation was initiated.

This is the third time Fawcett has temporarily resigned since starting work for Charles, according to British media outlets and The Guardian.