WILLIAM BURNED IN BRIBERY SCHEME

The alleged scheme involved William's charity polo match

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POLO-PLAYING Prince William is mired in an embarrassing new "cash-for-royal-access" scandal after the sponsor of a horse 'n' mallet royal charity match was charged with selling private meetings with the future king for $25K a pop.

The accused cash glutton — Minerva Mondejar Steiner, a Filipina-Swiss millionaire — was the official sponsor of Prince William's charitable summer polo event, the Royal Charity Polo Cup.

She reportedly was hawking private meetings with the 43-year-old Prince of Wales for $25,000 each.

A source describes the event as “a closely guarded, invitation-only affair where high-value donors mingle with royalty.