King Charles reportedly tried to check on the wellbeing of his friend, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, but was unable to reach him after his wife objected to the Palace receiving her phone number. The account adds to concern among friends and family about Sir Ranulph’s health and isolation, and their efforts to establish where he is and secure a police investigation.

The article says Sir Ranulph, 82, has Parkinson’s and has lived in several care homes since 2024; a care regulator reportedly concluded he had been unlawfully deprived of his liberty. His former expedition colleague Anton Bowring says the King’s staff contacted him after he raised concerns, but Sir Ranulph’s wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, later threatened legal and police action over the sharing of her details. Friends’ access to Sir Ranulph has reportedly become more restricted, his whereabouts are now unknown, and a legal campaign backed by his stepson has raised more than £15,000.