Fiennes' stepson launches £55k legal fund as family demands end to explorer's isolation
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 82, has not been seen publicly since October 2024. His stepson, Alexander Millington-Cotes, has launched a £55,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal action to locate and safeguard the explorer. Concerns have emerged that Fiennes' second wife, Louise, has placed him in care homes under false names and restricted visitor access. A Welsh care watchdog has reportedly concluded his situation constitutes an unlawful deprivation of liberty. Friends and family are calling for an urgent investigation by the Office of the Public Guardian.