Prince Charles WON’T be investigated by watchdog over £2.5million charity donation

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File photo dated 13/3/2013 of the Prince of Wales shakes hands with the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim al Thani, at his residence outside Doha, Qatar. The Prince accepted large cash donations totalling three million euros from the former Qatari prime minister, the Sunday Times has reported. The newspaper claimed the prince personally accepted the cash donations for his charity the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund (PWCF) between 2011 and 2015 from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim who was prime minister of Qatar between 2007 and 2013. Issue date: Sunday June 26, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Charles. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire

THE Charity Commission has ruled out probing a £2.5million donation to a charity of Prince Charles.

The watchdog had studied allegations that ex-Qatari PM, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, had given the cash including a suitcase of 500 euro notes between 2011-2015.

The Charity Commission has ruled out probing a £2.5million donation to a charity of Prince Charles by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim

The watchdog had studied allegations that the ex-Qatari PM had given the cash including a suitcase of 500 euro notes between 2011-2015

A royal source insisted last month that Charles operates on advice and such incidents have not happened in the past half decade and would not happen again.

The Charity Commission said yesterday: “We have assessed the ­information provided by the charity and have determined there is no further regulatory role.”

Clarence House said the donations were passed immediately to one of the prince’s charities and appropriate governance was carried out.

“Charitable donations received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim were passed immediately to one of the prince’s charities who carried out the appropriate governance and have assured us that all the correct processes were followed,” a statement said.