Prince of Wales receive £1m donation for his charity from relatives of According to the post, Osama bin Laden.
The Sunday Times claimed that future the king accepted payment from Bakr bin Laden, the patriarch of Saudi family and his brother Shafik.
Prince Charles, 73, is said to have spent private meeting with Bakr, 76, at Clarence House. in London on October 30, 2013, two years after the assassination of Osama bin Laden. dead us special forces in a compound near Islamabad in Pakistan, according to the publication.
Clarence House strongly disputes many of complaints about decision accept a donation to his charity, prince of The Welsh Charitable Trust (PWCF) was taken over solely by the trustees.
Bakr and Shafiq bin Laden half-brothers of Osama associated with the founder of Al Qaeda through them father Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Yemeni-born billionaire.
There is no suggestion that Bakr or Shafiq bin Laden sponsored or participated in in valid of terrorism.
Sir Ian Cheshire, Chairman of prince of Welsh Charitable Foundation (PWCF), where money was deposited, said in statement: “The donation of Sheikh Bakr bin Laden in At the time, 2013 was carefully considered by the PWCF Trustees.
“Inspection carried out with information searched from a wide range of sources, including government. decision accept the donation entirely assumed by the trustees.
“Any attempt to suggest otherwise is misleading and incorrect.”
After a thorough examination, this was reported by a source close to the charitable organization. of questions, the trustees concluded that the actions of one Bin Laden family member should don’t spoil the whole family.
A spokesman for Clarence House said: “Prince of Welsh Charitable Trust assured us that a thorough check has been made in accepting this donation. ” decision accept has been accepted only by the trustees of the charity, and any attempt to characterize it otherwise is false”.
The source disputed speculation that the prince personally brokered the deal, agreed to donations over councilors’ objections, and that several advisers pleaded with his in man to return money.
Source also denied that the prince had been urged to return money and it was said that the sum “won’t good for anyone”.
This comes a month after it was revealed that the prince of Wales accept bags containing millions of Euro in cash during meetings with in former prime minister of Qatar.
Last week, the Charity Commission said it would take no further action. over reports that Charles was given total of €3m (£2.6m) during meetings with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani.
The Sunday Times reported that cash was handed over to the prince of Wales in a suitcase on one case, bag on other as well in Fortnum & Mason Carriers, Elite Department store who holds a royal warrant to supply the prince’s household with products.
The transfer allegedly took place during meetings between the two men, including private one-to-one meeting at Clarence House in 2015.
Each payment was credited to the accounts of PWCF and there is no suggestion that the payments were illegal.
This was announced by the representative of Clarence House. in June money given during the 2015 meeting was “immediately passed on one of prince’s charity who blown away out proper agreements and certified us that all the correct processes have been followed.”
