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Prince Charles will stop accepting large monetary donations after a suitcase full of paper bills – a gift from a former Qatari prime minister – drew eyebrows from the public.
The Sunday Times reported that the 73-year-old king received a total of 3 million euros – or $3.2 million – from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former Prime Minister of Qatar. The money was reportedly intended for charity but was handed over in cash.
In the future, says Prince Charles’ team, there will be no situations like the former PM’s gift of money.
“That was then, that’s now,” the Prince’s Office justified the change of course.
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“Situations, contexts change over the years,” a source close to the king told the BBC. “I can say with certainty that this has not happened in more than half a decade and would not happen again.”
Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, speaks to guests during a garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh June 29, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Prince Charles’ office has denied any wrongdoing by the British heir to the throne when he accepted bags of cash in charity donations from a Qatari politician.
The outlet claimed the money was handed over to the British prince at private meetings between 2011 and 2015 – once in a suitcase and another time in tote bags from London department store Fortnum & Mason.
The newspaper also reported that the money was deposited into the accounts of the Prince of Wales’ Charity Fund, which awards grants to other charitable groups supporting the King’s causes and interests. There was no allegation that anything illegal was being done.
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Dinner at the Marriott Hotel on June 24, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images/Getty Images)
As Prime Minister of Qatar between 2007 and 2013, Hamad oversaw the oil-rich state’s sovereign wealth fund, which has made major real estate investments around the world, including London’s Shard skyscraper, Heathrow Airport and Harrods department store.
Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, faces the possibility of an investigation by the Charity Commission, known as the governing body of charities in Britain.
Fox News’ Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.