Michael Wynne-Parker
Michael Wynne-Parker (born 20 November 1945)[1] is a British author and businessman[2][3] who is the founder and chairman of Introcom International.[4]
Biography
[edit]Born in Cromford, Derbyshire, he was educated at Lady Manners School.[1] Born Michael Parker, in 1973 his name was legally changed to Michael Wynne-Parker by deed poll.
According to The Guardian, Wynne-Parker has twice been banned by official watchdogs from giving financial advice and serving as a company director.[5]
Wynne-Parker was Principal Secretary of the International Monarchist League from the late 1970s.[6] Following the Marquess of Bristol's death, he became the league's Acting Chancellor until 1987 when Count Nikolai Tolstoy was appointed to that position. Wynne-Parker was then made a Vice-Chancellor, a post which he held until standing down in March 1990.[7]
He was vice-president of The Castle of Mey Trust in 2015.[1]
He once unsuccessfully stood in Norfolk council elections.[8]
On 29 January 2024, Wynne-Parker was disqualified by the Charity Commission from being a trustee or senior manager at any charity for 12 years.[9] Among other findings, the Charity Commission found that £193,730 of donations intended for The King's Foundation were transferred from The Mahfouz Foundation's bank account to trustee Michael Wynne-Parker's private company's bank account.[9]
Awards
[edit]He was made a Knight Commander of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem (KCLJ) in 1980.[1]
Publications
[edit]- Bridge Over Troubled Water: An insight into the English-Speaking Union and its influence in South Asia (1989)
- If My Table Could Talk: Insights Into Remarkable Lives (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hume, Lucy, ed. (2017). "Wynne-Parker, Michael [entry]". People of Today 2017. Debrett's. ISBN 9781999767037.
- ^ "Prince of Wales charity launches inquiry into 'cash for access' claims". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Fixer tells of meeting with Prince Charles's aide to discuss Saudi honour". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Michael WYNNE-PARKER". Companies House. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Prince and the businessman with a dodgy background". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ The Monarchist, January 1979, no.54, p. 1, when he was already in post, having succeeded J. E. Craik sometime in the last two years.
- ^ The Monarchist League Newsletter, Spring 1990, p. 4
- ^ "Man in Prince Charles cash-for-access claims' links to Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Charity Commission disqualifies former trustee of The Mahfouz Foundation and secures recovery of £50,000". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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