In 2012, Charles met backlash for his long-standing association with sex offender Jimmy Savile. He met Savile through mutual charity interests, and later consulted him as a confidant and adviser. His work with Stoke Mandeville Hospital also made Savile a suitable figure to whom the Prince could turn "for advice on navigating Britain's health authorities". Dickie Arbiter, the spokesman for the Queen between 1988 and 2000, said that during his regular visits to Charles's office at St James's Palace, Savile would "do the rounds of the young ladies taking their hands and rubbing his lips all the way up their arms", though no record of any assistants making a complaint exists. Charles met Savile on several occasions. In 1999 he visited Savile's Glen Coe home for a private meal. He reportedly sent him gifts on his 80th birthday and a note reading: "Nobody will ever know what you have done for this country, Jimmy. This is to go some way in thanking you for that".