Prince Charles denies cheating in the Bags-Of-Cash scandal

Prince Charles’ office has denied that the successor to the British throne, who accepts a bag full of cash as a charitable donation from a Qatari politician, has been cheated.

The Sunday Times The prince said he was given a total of € 3 million ($ 3.2 million) by former Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Javert al-Tani. The money was given to Charles at a private meeting from 2011 to 2015, one time in a suitcase and another in a shopping bag at Fortnum & Mason department store in London.

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The newspaper said the money was deposited in the Prince of Wales charity fund account. We do not claim that anything illegal has happened.

In a statement, Charles’ office, Clarence House, said the donation was “immediately to one of the prince’s charities that assured us that proper governance was in place and that all the right processes were followed. It was handed over. “

“The donor was a legally validated counterparty, and after certain investigations during the audit, the auditor confirmed that the donation was approved,” the Prince’s Charity Fund told the newspaper. There were no governance failures. “

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Qatar’s Government Communications Bureau did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

As Qatar’s Prime Minister from 2007 to 2013, Hamad launched the Sovereign Wealth Fund, an oil-rich state with major real estate investments around the world, including London’s Shard Skyscrapers, Heathrow Airport and Harrods Department Stores. I supervised it.

London police are now said to have been provided by people associated with another prince’s charity, the Prince’s Foundation, to help Saudi billionaires secure honor and citizenship in return for their donations. We are investigating allegations. Clarence House says Charles knew nothing about such an offer.

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