The Prince of Wales was facing questions last night after a report claimed that he had accepted €1m (£860,000) cash in a suitcase from a Qatari sheikh.
According to The Sunday Times, Prince Charles was personally handed the suitcase by Qatari politician Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
It was one of three lots of cash, which totalled €3m, that Prince Charles reportedly personally received as charitable donations. On another occasion Sheikh Hamad gave the prince €1m in Fortnum & Mason carrier bags, the paper reported.
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