Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, accepted a suitcase containing 1 million euros (or R$5.54 million) in cash from a former prime minister of Qatar, the Sunday Times reported this Sunday (26/6).
According to the newspaper, this was one of three cash donations made by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim. Together they totaled €3 million (R$16.6 million).
Charles’ press office said the sheikh’s donations were immediately transferred to one of the prince’s charities and all “proper processes were followed”.
There is no indication that the payments are illegal.
According to the Sunday Times, Prince Charles personally received three cash donations from the former prime minister between 2011 and 2015.
The diary says that once money was delivered in a purse at a meeting at Clarence House, the official residence of the heir to the English throne. The newspaper added that in another, the money was found in bags at the Fortnum and Mason store.
“Charitable donations received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim were promptly forwarded to one of the Prince’s charities, which performed the right management and assured us that all appropriate processes were followed,” Charles’ press office said in a statement. Said.
The money was received by the Charitable Fund, the Charitable Fund of Charles, the Prince of Wales, whose mandate is to “transform lives and build sustainable communities”. The fund donates to good causes in areas such as conservation, education, health and social inclusion.
The charity told the Sunday Times that its directors concluded that the donor was legitimate and that its auditors approved the donation.
Donations to NGOs led by Prince Charles have come under scrutiny in recent months after one of them offered to help a Saudi donor get both citizenship and a UK medal.
The Metropolitan Police said earlier this year that it was investigating the allegations.
The foundation is said to offer “full cooperation” with authorities, and Clarence House said it was unaware of Prince Charles’ offer of gift-based decoration or citizenship to charities.
Michael Fawcett, the prince’s former butler and CEO of the foundation, resigned in November as the charity investigated the allegations.
Investigators found that he agreed, along with others, to award an honorary medal to billionaire businessman Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, who refused to commit any wrongdoing.
However, the police concluded that there was no evidence that the foundation’s administrators were aware of what had happened.
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source: Noticias
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