EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: It's business as usual for the King's scandal-hit former ... trends now
His critics would have hoped that, after resigning as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation amid the so-called ‘cash for honours’ affair, Michael Fawcett would retire from commercial activity.
But Fawcett, 60, who began his career in royal service as a Buckingham Palace footman, is made of sterner stuff. I can reveal that, far from shutting up shop, he and his wife, Debbie — a former Palace housemaid — are intent on maintaining, and expanding, their hospitality business.
‘They’ll make it through this challenging time. They’ve got to — financially speaking,’ I’m told by a guest who attended parties which Fawcett orchestrated and oversaw as the then Prince Charles’s right-hand man.
‘All the events I’ve been to that Michael Fawcett has organised have been immaculate,’ adds my informant. ‘His attention to detail is second to none. Beautifully organised. That was why the King, as Prince of Wales, used him.’
The Fawcetts have resisted trimming back staff numbers at Premier Mode, the events company they established 16 years ago
Buoyed by this support, the Fawcetts have resisted trimming back staff numbers at Premier Mode, the events company they established 16 years ago. Although the firm suffered when Fawcett resigned from The Prince’s Foundation last year, it is still worth £80,000 — even after allowing for payment of bills totalling nearly £126,000, according to figures just published at Companies House.
There has been just one change in the company’s set-up: the couple’s son, Oliver, 26, who, like his sister Emily, 28, became a director in 2018, has stepped down. But it remains a family affair, with Fawcett its majority shareholder.
Fawcett’s position as Charles’s aide had become untenable following claims he had offered to try to secure a knighthood and British citizenship for Saudi tycoon Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, who ultimately donated more than £1.5 million to royal charities including The Prince’s Foundation.
Separate turkeys for the Jaggers?
Bianca Jagger, 71, said she typically spends Christmas away from daughter Jade, 51, who she shares with rock star Sir Mick Jagger
It was very much a case of Paint It Black for two of the women in Sir Mick Jagger’s life. The Rolling Stone’s ex-wife Bianca and their only daughter, Jade, both wore dark outfits for a party to celebrate the latter’s jewellery range at The Savoy hotel in London.
Fashion model turned human rights activist Bianca, 77, opted for a long black leather trenchcoat, while 51-year-old designer Jade kept it simple in a little black dress which she paired with some of her best bling.
It remains to be seen whether the pair will spend
