For decades, Highgrove Estate has been Prince Charles’ place of solace – a quiet mansion in the countryside where the future king can tend to his garden.
But sources say it may soon be “crawling with police” amid a shocking ‘cash-for-honours’ investigation into Charles’ right-hand man, Michael Fawcett.
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Fawcett is accused of securing a CBE for a Saudi business contact in exchange for donations to The Prince’s Foundation.
“It doesn’t look good for Charles, who has been incredibly close with Fawcett since the 1980s – though he has indicated he will cooperate with authorities,” explains a source.
“But Charles will prefer to invite investigators to his residence, rather than the indignity of having the future king being photographed going into police headquarters.”
It comes at a tough time for Charles, as his close friend, historian Count Adam Zamoyski, has also been placed under house arrest in mysterious circumstances in Poland.
“The people around Charles are dropping like flies,” says a source.
Back in January, Charles’ communications secretary Julian Payne allegedly walked out on the royal.
According to Express, Julian, who is credited for overhauling Charles’ diminished popularity, reportedly left to become Chair of Corporate Affairs EMEA at PR firm Edelman.
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While working for the Prince of Wales, it’s understood Julian was the driving force behind the future King of England’s increased presence on social media.
Under his guidance, Charles and Duchess Camilla’s social following soared exponentially, with the couple’s Twitter and Instagram accounts reaching more than 934K and 1.3m users respectively.
What’s more, working alongside Julian, the Prince of Wales managed to appeal to demographics in not only his chosen area of philanthropy but also among fashionistas.
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