Michael David Fawcett MVO (born 6 November 1962)[1] is a former senior valet to Charles, Prince of Wales who today consults on various royal projects.
"[3] This has been contrasted with biographies such as Behind Palace Doors where Major Colin Burgess pondered why Fawcett has been able to exert influence in royal circles to the degree he has with little formal education or professional experience.
[citation needed] In 2003, Fawcett received an injunction against The Mail on Sunday, banning them from writing about an unspecified allegation.
[3] The Peat inquiry found that Fawcett had accepted "numerous gifts in the course of his royal service", but cleared him of any financial impropriety.
I can further confirm that we are willing to make [an] application to increase His Excellency's honor from Honorary CBE to that of KBE in accordance with Her Majesty's Honours Committee.
[11][12] The auditing firm EY, which was hired by the charity to carry out an investigation, published a summary report in December 2021, stating that Fawcett had co-ordinated with "fixers", but there was "no evidence that trustees at the time were aware of these communications".
[13] In February 2022 the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the cash-for-honours allegations linked to Charles' charity The Prince's Foundation.