Prince Charles will no longer accept large cash donations after a suitcase full of paper bills – donated by a former Qatari prime minister – caused public concern. 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 for charity but was given in cash. Going forward, says Prince Charles’s team, there will be no situations like the former prime minister’s cash gift. “That was then, this is now,” said the prince’s office for policy change. PRINCE CHARLES DENIES CREATING CATARITY POLITICIAN’S CLAIM “Situations, contexts change over the years,” a source close to the royal family told the BBC. “I can say with certainty that for more than half a decade this has not happened and will not happen again.” Prince Charles of Britain, 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) The office of Prince Charles denied that there had been any wrongdoing heir to the British throne accepting bags full of cash as charitable donations from a Qatari politician. The agency reported that the money was handed over to the British prince during private meetings between 2011 and 2015 – one case in a suitcase and the other in shopping bags from the Fortnum & Mason department store in London. The newspaper also reported that the money was deposited in the accounts of the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund, which gives grants to other non-profit groups that support the King’s aims and interests. He did not claim that something illegal had happened. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive at the Commonwealth Heads of State 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 investment fund, which has significant investments in real estate around the world, such as London’s Shard skyscraper, Heathrow Airport and the Harrods department store. Charles, who is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth IIis facing an investigation by the Charity Committee, known as the governing body of charities in Britain. Fox News’ Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
