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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Met asked to investigate claims Qatari sheikh gave €3m to royal charities

Clarence House accepts the donations were made, insisting correct processes were carried out and the money donated to the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund.
Clarence House accepts the donations were made, insisting correct processes were carried out and the money donated to the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund. Photograph: Reuters

The Metropolitan police has been asked to consider allegations Prince Charles received €3m (£2.6m) in cash for his charities from a billionaire Qatari sheikh as part of the force’s so-called “cash-for-honours” investigation.

The call comes as the Charity Commission reviews whether it should mount its own investigation into claims Charles personally accepted three donations, reportedly stuffed in a suitcase, a holdall and a Fortnum & Mason carrier bag, between 2011 and 2015.

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