A report in the British newspaper The Sunday Times said that Britain’s Crown Prince Charles accepted bags of millions of dollars in cash during meetings with a prominent Qatari politician.
The report added that Prince Charles received a total of 3 million euros ($3.1 million) during meetings with former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. According to the Times, the British Crown Prince received the money in a travel bag on one occasion, a small bag on another, and bags from the British brand Fortinum and Mason.
The report claims the deliveries took place during meetings between the two men, including a private meeting at the British royal residence (Clarence House) in 2015. In response, a spokesman for Clarence House said in a statement released by The Times that the funds made available during the 2015 meeting “were immediately transferred to one of the Prince’s charities, which implemented the relevant provisions and assured us that all due process had been followed.” “.
The first bag was given to two of Charles’s advisers, who are said to have manually counted the money. Palace aides are said to have asked Coats Bank, a private bank that works for the royal family, to deposit the money.
All payments were transferred to the accounts of Prince Charles’ charitable foundation, according to the Times, which said “there is no indication that the money was illegal.” And Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim is one of the richest people in the world, and he owns huge investments in London. Lawyers representing Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim declined to comment on the report, the newspaper said.
The chief trustee of the UK Crown Prince’s charity confirmed to the newspaper that he received the donation in 2015. The trustees, who are legally required to protect the charity’s reputation, then discussed “the relationship between the implementing agency and the donor (emphasizing that the donor was legitimate) and our auditors signed the donation.
The Times noted that the royal gift policy states that members of the royal family are allowed to accept checks as a sponsor or on behalf of a charitable organization, but says nothing about receiving money in cash. The charity is said to have confirmed that the 2015 donation was made in cash “at the request of the donor.” The payments received by Prince Charles raise many questions about the management of the crown prince’s charity, according to a British newspaper.
