'Fine' for Charles to accept €1m cash gift, says minister
The Independent|June 27, 2022
It is "fine" for Prince Charles to have accepted a suitcase containing €1m in cash from a controversial Qatari politician, a cabinet minister has said. Brandon Lewis made the comment amid a gathering row over the money the prince accepted from the former prime minister of the Middle Eastern state.
ROB MERRICK
'Fine' for Charles to accept €1m cash gift, says minister

However, the Northern Ireland secretary avoided a question about whether the actions of the Prince of Wales threw his judgement into doubt - arguing that it was not "appropriate" for a government minister to answer.

The Sunday Times revealed yesterday that the €1m (£860,000) was one of three lots of cash, totalling €3m (£2.6m), that Prince Charles personally received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. Clarence House said the money was "passed immediately to one of the prince's charities", who "carried out the appropriate governance and assured us that all the correct processes were followed".

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