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Stepson Raises £55,000 to Find Missing Sir Ranulph Fiennes

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Ranulph Fiennes Missing

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is missing.
His stepson Alexander Millington-Cotes is raising £55,000 for legal advice, court fees and locating him.
Louise Millington-Cotes, his wife, allegedly moved him to several care homes under false names.
Bear Grylls, Ben Fogle and Dame Joanna Lumley urged the Public Guardian and police to investigate.
The crowdfunder has raised over £20,000, yet the stepson reports no success locating him.

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Ranulph Fiennes Pre-records

Sir Ranulph Fiennes delivered a prerecorded message to the Royal Geographical Society gala, citing ill health.
He was the first person to cross Antarctica on foot.
His first wife Ginny died of cancer in 2025 after 34 years of marriage.
Excess campaign money will be donated to Marie Curie and the British Heart Foundation.
Visitors to his London residence must sign non-disclosure agreements before meeting him.

History

Historical Context

Sir John Franklin’s 1845 Northwest Passage expedition vanished, prompting the Admiralty in 1848 to launch a three-pronged rescue—overland parties led by John Richardson and John Rae and sea searches under James Clark Ross and Henry Kellett—backed by a £20,000 reward. The extensive searches mapped thousands of miles of Arctic coast and established formal British search procedures that still shape contemporary rescue efforts.

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Ranulph Fiennes Missing

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is missing.
His stepson Alexander Millington-Cotes is raising £55,000 for legal advice, court fees and locating him.
Louise Millington-Cotes, his wife, allegedly moved him to several care homes under false names.
Bear Grylls, Ben Fogle and Dame Joanna Lumley urged the Public Guardian and police to investigate.
The crowdfunder has raised over £20,000, yet the stepson reports no success locating him.

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