William Bortrick

William Bortrick FRSA[1] (born April 1973)[2] is a British genealogist who is the owner, chairman and editor of Burke's Peerage.[3]

He studied history at the University of Oxford,[4] and Wolfson College, Cambridge.[5]

In September 2021, Prince Charles's closest aide Michael Fawcett "stepped down temporarily" as chief executive of The Prince's Foundation,[6] after an investigation by The Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday reported that he "offered to help to secure a knighthood and British citizenship" for a Saudi tycoon, who donated £1.5m to Prince Charles's charities.[7] Bortrick was named by the Sunday Times as the alleged fixer at the heart of the claims. Bortrick is said to have received thousands of pounds to secure the honour.[8] According to the Metropolitan Police, at least two complaints were made calling for an investigation into whether Prince Charles or Michael Fawcett breached the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925.[9] In February 2022 the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the cash-for-honours allegations linked to Charles' charity The Prince's Foundation.[10][11]

References
  1. "THE WOLFSON REVIEW 2020–2021" (PDF). Wolfson College, Cambridge. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "William BORTRICK". Companies House. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. "Day-by-day account of how Prince Charles's aides fixed a CBE for Saudi billionaire". The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. "Chairman". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. "OFFICERS NUMBER–LENT TERM 2008" (PDF). University of Cambridge. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. Low, Valentine (8 September 2021). "Prince Charles has 'no knowledge' of cash-for-honours allegations". The Times.
  7. Pogrund, Gabriel; Gadher, Dipesh (4 September 2021). "Prince Charles aides fixed CBE for Saudi tycoon who gave £1.5m". The Sunday Times.
  8. Grierson, Jamie (19 September 2021). "Prince Charles 'cash-for-honours' scandal grows with fresh allegations". the Guardian.
  9. Scobie, Omid (7 September 2021). "Buckingham Palace's Statement Regarding Cash-for-Honors Allegations". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. @metpoliceuk (16 February 2022). "We have launched an investigation into allegations of offences under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. Decision follows an assessment of a Sep 2021 letter, related to media reporting alleging offers of help made to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Breaking: Met Police investigate cash-for-honours allegations against Prince Charles' charity". City A.M. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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