Prince Charles received a donation of 1.2 million euros from Bin Laden's family

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Prince Charles received a donation of one million pounds (1.2 million euros) from direct relatives of Osama Bin Laden, according to

The heir to the British Crown even held a meeting with the family patriarch,

, at his official residence at Clarence House in October 2013, two years after the death of Osaman Bin Ladne in a US special forces operation. in his Pakistan.

The donation to the charitable organizations of the Prince of Wales was made directly

and his brother Shafiq, stepbrothers of the late Al Qaeda leader (all sons of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a millionaire of Yemeni origin).

Neither Bakr nor Shafiq bin Laden have been linked to terrorism, but the proximity to the death of his half-brother, the amount and the direct access to the British royal family have set off alarms, with the tailwinds of the "money for titles" that has threatened Carlos' reputation.

Scotland Yard opened an investigation last year into alleged donations to its foundations from Saudi businessman Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz (in exchange for noble titles and British citizenship).

In the run-up to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a new scandal broke out over the donation of three million euros (in 500 bills) by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, former Prime Minister of Qatar, also known as "the man who bought London".

Clarence House responded to the scandals, which forced the resignation of Prince Charles's personal secretary, Michael Fawcett, by saying his charities will no longer accept donations from foreign nationals.

In the case of the alleged donation of Bakr bin Laden, the personal involvement of Carlos himself is questionable, after the personal meeting between the two.

The director of the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation, Ian Cheshire, told

the decision to accept the money was made not directly by Prince Charles, but by the trustees of the organization from him.

"The donation was carefully considered in 2013," Cheshire reported.

"The due diligence was taken, with information from multiple sources, including those of the British Government. The decision to accept the donation was made by all the administrators, and to imply otherwise is not correct."

The Sunday Times

cites various sources, and one of them claims that Carlos was able to personally intervene in the agreement to accept the donations and that he was even advised later to return the money "because it was not good for anyone."

It is unknown what Bakr bin Laden's purpose was at the time of his donation, as he had no direct interests in the UK.

Osama's stepbrother, and two older brothers Saad and Salah) were, however, arrested in 2017 for corruption after having lost favor with the Saudi royal family.

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