{"id":384385,"date":"2026-10-03T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/there-are-concerns-over-sir-ranulph-fiennes-health-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:00:27","slug":"there-are-concerns-over-sir-ranulph-fiennes-health-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/there-are-concerns-over-sir-ranulph-fiennes-health-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"There are concerns over Sir Ranulph Fiennes&#8217; health. This Is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0ltypFowydo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"There are concerns over Sir Ranulph Fiennes' health. This Is Why\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ltypFowydo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The former sister-in-law of the 82-year-old explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes checked into a care home where his friends believed he was staying. She managed to meet him and told Sky News how delighted he was to see her.    <\/p>\n<p>It was a rare visit as his friends and family continue to raise concerns that they are being blocked from seeing him. Cheshire Police though have said &quot;no immediate safeguarding concerns have been identified at this time&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Niall Paterson spoke to Arabella Pepper, who is the sister of Sir Ranulph&#8217;s first wife, about that visit last year. He also spoke to friend and fellow explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams about Sir Ranulph&#8217;s achievements. <\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for Niall? 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