Fixer for donations to king’s charities banned from trustee and director roles

Watchdog report strongly criticises Michael Wynne-Parker, who was middleman for more than 500,000 of donations

A society fixer who acted as a middleman for more than 500,000 of donations to King Charles's charities from a wealthy Russian banker has been disqualified from running a charity after a highly critical watchdog inquiry report.

The Charity Commission said the conduct of Michael Wynne-Parker, revealed during its investigation into the Mahfouz Foundation charity, showed him to be unfit to be a charity trustee or director and banned him for 12 years.