Queen Elizabeth II, who took over the throne of England. With Elizabeth’s death, the Queen’s eldest son became Charles, 73, and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. From letters to UK government ministers petitioning to receive millions of dollars in cash from the Qatari prime minister, the successor to the throne has made headlines several times for meddling in the controversy.
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Black Spider notes
Between 2004 and 2005 Charles sent letters to ministers from seven UK government departments in which he petitioned on topics ranging from the Iraq war to alternative treatments.
The hiding place of these secret notes was made public by the Guardian after a 10-year war. 27 letters were found, 10 of which were from Charles.
The name “Black Spider Note” was given because of the Prince of Wales’s clearly illegible handwriting, recalls The I.independent.
handshake with Robert Mugabe
Pope Charles II in 2005. He shook hands with then-President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at John Paul’s funeral. The event was not well received as the European Union sanctioned the Mugabe regime over allegations of human rights abuses.
Paradise Papers
According to leaked Paradise Papers documents, in 2007 Charles campaigned to change climate change agreements without revealing that his private estate, the Duchy of Cornwall, had invested millions of pounds in an overseas company to change climate agreements.
Institution
In 2009, it was revealed that Charles referred to his friend Kolin Dhillon, an Asian British businessman, as “Corporate”. However, Dhillon defended Charles against accusations of racism and said the nickname was a “term of love”.
Osama Bin Laden’s Family Charitable Donation
In 2013, Charles accepted a £1m donation from Osama Bin Laden’s two half-brothers to the Prince of Wales Relief Fund (PWCF), two years after the death of the al-Qaeda leader.
According to the BBC, Bin Laden was disowned by his family in 1994 and there is no indication that his half-brothers have any connection to his activities.
Qatari politician money bag
According to the Sunday Times, Charles reportedly received £3m in talks with Qatar’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, in 2015.
Clarence House said the money was immediately transferred to the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund (PWCF), one of the Prince of Wales charities.
cash for honor
Michael Fawcett, then CEO of Charles’ charity, helped nominate Saudi businessman Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz for the honorary title of Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). It cites Sunday Times research published in 2021.
However, a spokesperson for Charles told CNN that “the Prince of Wales was not aware of the alleged honor or offer of British citizenship based on donations to charities.”
source: Noticias
