King Charles ‘tried to check on wellbeing of explorer Ranulph Fiennes’: The Telegraph
Friends say the 82-year-old explorer has been isolated from visitors, while a watchdog found he was unlawfully deprived of his liberty.
- In February 2026, King Charles attempted to contact longtime friend Sir Ranulph Fiennes after learning of his declining health, but explorer's wife Louise Millington-Cotes told the monarch to "back off."
- Explorer Anton Bowring alerted the King's private secretary Sir Clive Alderton in February 2025 that Fiennes was "in a very poor state," prompting royal concern about the adventurer's isolation from friends.
- Reports alleged Fiennes was moved between care homes under assumed names; a Welsh care watchdog concluded he was "unlawfully deprived of his liberty" due to inadequate legal safeguards.
- Stepson Alex Millington-Cotes launched a crowdfunding campaign to "locate and safeguard" the explorer, while adventurers Ben Fogle and Bear Grylls publicly demanded an investigation into his welfare.
- On Monday, Detective Chief Superintendent Claire Jesson of Cheshire Police stated authorities are satisfied Fiennes is "living in an appropriate setting with suitable care and professional oversight.
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