Sir Ranulph Fiennes

JenniRen

^Sir Ranulph Fiennes's wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, reportedly alleged to friends and in a regulatory filing that King Charles hated her husband and that Queen Camilla sent helicopters to fly over their property to intimidate them.^

The King and Sir Ranulph have been friends for far longer than Louise Millington-Cotes has known her husband.
Do you think Queen Camilla was flying one of the helicopters herself? 👩‍✈️

It all sounds very peculiar.

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Paranoia, hallucinations, patterns of behaviour that can pose a risk to self or others, psychological and emotional distress sadly are not unusual symptoms in some progressive long term conditions like PD and Dementia. All of those can be triggered by past memories or unhappy events.

If the police say he is well, in an appropriate setting and no safeguarding concerns there is no evidence his wife has harmed him in any way as a result of her PoA.

I admit it does sound peculiar, but what can be done if the police say there are no concerns with safeguarding.
My DH had a stroke and is disabled cognitively as well as physically, but having visitors is so important for his memory and mood. Sometimes he can’t face it which is fine but when he has a good day I invite people over.
Not sure why Ranulph is being isolated if he would rather see people, as reported by others. I think it is good for any of as we get older, if suffering from a life changing illness, to see people when we feel up to it.
If Ranulphhas dementia as well as Parkinson’s he could suffer from paranoia, my mother was like this, and she really wouldn’t see people because she imagined they were stealing her stuff or trying to kill her.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes's wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, reportedly alleged to friends and in a regulatory filing that King Charles hated her husband and that Queen Camilla sent helicopters to fly over their property to intimidate them.

The King and Sir Ranulph have been friends for far longer than Louise Millington-Cotes has known her husband.
Do you think Queen Camilla was flying one of the helicopters herself? 👩‍✈️

It all sounds very peculiar.

The only thing is if you look at the main protagonist ( the friend rather than the stepson) on X, he seems a little bit worrying to say the least.

Oreo

The tone of language used by his wife to the King’s equerry leaves me feeling uneasy tbh.
I would speculate that he is being isolated.

I found her response hard to swallow, in fact more than a bit hysterical. Maybe as somebody suggested upthread she does have a problem?
She has made some wild claims
Sir Ranulph Fiennes's wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, reportedly alleged to friends and in a regulatory filing that King Charles hated her husband and that Queen Camilla sent helicopters to fly over their property to intimidate them.
These claims emerged from reports detailing how King Charles attempted to reach out and check on the wellbeing of his long-time friend Sir Ranulph, only to be rebuffed by Louise Millington-Cotes, who holds lasting power of attorney

Fallingstar

I can quite understand why Ranulph would request that friends and family don’t visit, he lived life as a much loved public figure whose chief attributes were his sheer strength and tenacity when out adventuring as an explorer. Now he is much older and in ill health, and doesn’t want to be remembered this way.

But he hasn’t!

Oreo

Fallingstar

I can quite understand why Ranulph would request that friends and family don’t visit, he lived life as a much loved public figure whose chief attributes were his sheer strength and tenacity when out adventuring as an explorer. Now he is much older and in ill health, and doesn’t want to be remembered this way.

His sisterinlaw says differently.
She says she pretended to need care in order to see him once and he was so happy to see her and asked that friends would visit.

His cousin, Joseph Fiennes, was reported to have said the same, that he was happy to see him when he visited but that he raised concerns about his welfare months later when he was moved and cut off from friends and family.

Fallingstar

I can quite understand why Ranulph would request that friends and family don’t visit, he lived life as a much loved public figure whose chief attributes were his sheer strength and tenacity when out adventuring as an explorer. Now he is much older and in ill health, and doesn’t want to be remembered this way.

His sisterinlaw says differently.
She says she pretended to need care in order to see him once and he was so happy to see her and asked that friends would visit.

Fallingstar

Is very sad though that he wants to isolate in this way.

If he does. It's sad and somehow sends out a message that Parkinson's or similar diseases are something to be ashamed of and hidden away.
Some of us may have family or friends with Parkinson's or other diseases and the thought of hiding them away from everyone, unless they had expressly wished that themselves, is surprising. Added to which, it could be counter-productive for the person themselves.

Is very sad though that he wants to isolate in this way.

I can quite understand why Ranulph would request that friends and family don’t visit, he lived life as a much loved public figure whose chief attributes were his sheer strength and tenacity when out adventuring as an explorer. Now he is much older and in ill health, and doesn’t want to be remembered this way.

This all sounds rather odd. I'm no conspiracy theorist but I think there has to be much more to the "story" than meets the eye. Misinformation has been around for as long as humanity has and, with the availability of all kinds of digital facilities now, a whole bunch of claims and counter-claims coming out of nowhere makes me hold off from taking the media "reportage" (and the concomitant speculation on websites like this) as unadulterated fact. Maybe it's because, having spent a lot of years as a researcher, I like to have a few verifiable references from original sources before I swallow it down whole.

IMO any speculation by his family and friends should be kept private.

LemonJam

Fair enough- that's your speculative opinion.

And close family and friends are also speculating.

It is not just chat on social media.

butterandjam

About three months before she died, my favourite aunt summoned me "for a visit"; it turned out, it was to say a last goodbye. We knew her cancer was terminal. She had decided her "end of life" was to be strictly private, shared only with her children.

She asked me to honour this last request and promise I would not visit her again, ever, in the wretched final stages of a cancer our family knows all too well. She asked all her closest friends the same thing. I promised, and kept it. We all did.

It sounds to me as if Ralph Fiennes may have made a similar last request for absolute privacy and discretion (which extends to his wife, and the nursing home) .

In which case, like your aunt, would he not have announced this to his family and friends?

However as the police have confirmed Ranulph is in an appropriate facility and there are no concerns about his care, safeguarding or otherwise- it appears his wife is making decisions that support his well being.

Is this his own home with his wife and a carer?

It is 😃

Fair enough- that's your speculative opinion.

The tone of language used by his wife to the King’s equerry leaves me feeling uneasy tbh.
I would speculate that he is being isolated.

Anyone can speculate that- but equally Ranulph may be making his choices clear now as he did all those years ago.

Equally he may have made an Advanced statement on such matters in ant of the intervening years when he had mental capacity ( that is if he lacks capacity now). We can but speculate.

Unless of course they are not his choices.

One thing jumps out in that 20 year old DM article Granless - Sir Ranulph publicly stated We have nothing to say about our personal life and we ask you to respect this. If you want to talk about my expeditions, fine, but anything to do with private family life, then no

The negativity towards his wife and his relationship with his wife began over 20 years ago- it's not new. He found love with his second wife and they had a daughter together 20 years ago. He said this clearly in response to the negativity expressed towards his current wife and their relationship then- 20 years ago.

The priority is Ranulph’s health, well being and respecting his choices- now - just as it was 20 years ago.

About three months before she died, my favourite aunt summoned me "for a visit"; it turned out, it was to say a last goodbye. We knew her cancer was terminal. She had decided her "end of life" was to be strictly private, shared only with her children.

She asked me to honour this last request and promise I would not visit her again, ever, in the wretched final stages of a cancer our family knows all too well. She asked all her closest friends the same thing. I promised, and kept it. We all did.

It sounds to me as if Ralph Fiennes may have made a similar last request for absolute privacy and discretion (which extends to his wife, and the nursing home) .

www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-397111/Intriguing-past-Sir-Ranulph-Fienness-new-wife.html?ito=native_share_article-top

I agree Smileless2012 and eddicat78. It is not uncommon, in usual family circumstances, for people to individuals to not want to see people and the knowingly withdraw as they become increasingly dependent in care facilities. Even more common is family's that have experienced estrangement.