Prince Charles is sharing some rare personal opinions on “The Crown”.
01.08.2022 - 20:59 / perezhilton.com
Prince Charles reportedly accepted a MAJOR donation from the family of Osama bin Laden nearly a decade ago.
A new report published in The Sunday Times this weekend indicated the 73-year-old royal accepted a $1.2 million contribution from the half-brothers of the late former Al Qaeda leader after a private meeting back in 2013.
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According to the news outlet, Charles allegedly sat down with Bakr bin Laden at the British royal residence Clarence House in October of that year for a meeting. Following their interaction, Bakr reportedly donated $1.2 million to Charles’ charity, The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund (PWCF). It’s noted the donation came through even despite alleged “objections” from key advisors close to Charles.
Bakr and Shafiq are half-brothers of the more infamous bin Laden, who had been killed by US special forces in Pakistan two years earlier. Both siblings previously publicly disowned Osama back in 1994 due to his terrorist activities, and there is no indication the brothers were ever involved with Al Qaeda. Still, the Prince’s advisory team was understandably concerned by the implicit association that would come from accepting the money.
A source in the Sunday Times report claimed Charles allegedly “brokered” the deal himself and accepted the donation, all while overruling the objections of those around him. Some staffers even supposedly asked him to return the $1.2 million after the transaction went through — which Charles is said to have refused to do.
In multiple comments reacting to the report, Clarence House officials and PWCF org leaders confirmed the donation. However, they denied the specifics of how it
Prince Charles is sharing some rare personal opinions on “The Crown”.
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The Sunday Times. The —first in line to the British throne behind his mother, — received a $1.2 million charity donation from former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's half-brothers (Bakr bin Laden and Shafiq bin Laden) in 2013, the outlet reports. The donation apparently followed a meeting between Charles and Bakr at Clarence House in October 2013.
Britain‘s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a $1.2 million donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
Prince Charles reportedly accepted one million pounds from the family of Usama bin Laden in 2013. The Sunday Times, a UK based publication, reported that Charles, 73, personally took money from Bakr bin Laden, and brother Shafiq. Bakr serves as the head of the Saudi family and both men are half-brothers to the mastermind behind al Qaeda. The transaction reportedly took place on October 30, 2013, just over twelve years after bin Laden attacked America on Sept.
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