Eco-handbag Designer Amanda Navaian Sues King Charles’s Charity, FareShare for £6m

Amanda Navaian, a London‑based eco‑handbag designer and founder of Marici, has sued the King’s private charity, FareShare and Dori Dana‑Haeri in the High Court in London, seeking roughly £6 million in damages after a planned celebrity fundraising launch dinner and promotional T‑shirt line tied to the King Charles III Charitable Fund’s Coronation Food Project was cancelled. Navaian says the withdrawal destroyed her business momentum, costing her “over £1 million in sales revenue in one week” and leaving her unable to work.

The particulars of the claim, as set out in press reporting, allege breach of contract, misrepresentation and unlawful interference in economic relations and seek monetary compensation in the region of £6 million. Civil Society and other outlets describe the figure as “over £6m” in some filings, while most reports use the £6 million figure. Navaian has described the personal impact in stark terms: “The result of the cancellation led to me not being able to work for a very long time and caused me loss,” and she said she felt “locked out and isolated” for the following year.

The charities named in the claim have mounted a robust factual and legal rebuttal. FareShare and the King’s charity issued a joint response saying they have been “working hard to understand Ms Navaian’s concerns for over a year” and that it is “regrettable that she continues to make these unfounded allegations.” Their spokesperson further stated, “Unfortunately, this fundraiser never took place due to a breakdown in the relationship between Ms Navaian, FareShare and the proposed venue for the dinner,” and the charities have asked the court to strike out the claims.

In court, defence counsel Andrew Macleod told judges the case was “bound to fail,” adding, “It’s hard to know which claims are being pursued against which parties,” and arguing that Navaian had no “valid enforceable contract” with the royal fund. The legal fight is therefore as much about the existence of actionable obligations as it is about loss quantum.

The cancelled project had been slated as a high‑profile tie‑in: a celebrity launch dinner curated by Olivia Buckingham, with proceeds intended for FareShare as part of the Coronation Food Project, and a promotional T‑shirt campaign to amplify the fundraising. Civil Society reports the charities withdrew from the planned event in June 2024; other coverage places the legal action in early March 2026, with press stories published between 4 and 6 March 2026 and Navaian pictured outside London’s High Court.

Navaian is reported to have founded Marici, variously styled in coverage as Marici, Marici London or House of Marici, after a career said to include 20 years of marketing and brand building; one outlet notes she founded House of Marici in 2020. Beyond the immediate damage to one eco‑luxury label, the case raises reputational stakes because of the royal association: King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a FareShare site to launch the Coronation Food Project on 14 November 2023, underscoring why the collapse of the fundraiser reverberates beyond a single designer. The charities’ strike‑out application is live, and the High Court will now decide whether Navaian’s claim proceeds to full trial.