Unlawful Care Facility Detention
Care Watchdog Finds Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes Unlawfully Held Across Multiple Facilities
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A care watchdog found that explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes was unlawfully deprived of his liberty after his wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, arranged care in multiple facilities without the required legal safeguards. Fiennes, 82, has not appeared publicly since sending a recorded message to a 2024 gala and was reportedly moved between care homes under a false name, with visitors restricted and his whereabouts largely unknown. A care-home owner raised concerns with authorities about his welfare, medication arrangements and an incomplete do-not-resuscitate document. Friends and relatives are considering legal action over Millington-Cotes’ guardianship, while the case has renewed concerns about oversight of lasting powers of attorney.
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At a London care home, visitors were reportedly required to sign non-disclosure agreements before seeing Fiennes. His former sister-in-law refused to sign and stayed at the home for a week to find out what was happening.
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At the Welsh care home, Millington-Cotes employed a private carer and supplied Fiennes’s medication herself rather than registering him with a local GP; she also gave staff strict instructions about his daily activities.
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One report said Fiennes was made to wear sunglasses, a hat and gloves in public to avoid being recognised.
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Fiennes reportedly spent seven weeks at the Welsh care home at the start of the year before being moved to another facility in Cheshire.
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