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Charles’ decision under new research on cash bags
Cartoon photo Prince Charles He rubs his hands happily as he looks at the backs of Aston Martin’s wine-filled shopping bags. Windsors it is in the king’s mind today.
The picture comes after an astonishing announcement by a politician representing a rich oil-producing Arab state that he personally handed over a suitcase worth 1 million euros (just over $ 1.05 million) to the heir to the throne.
It was one of three large sums of 3 million euros ($ 3.2 million) that Prince Charles personally received from former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, nicknamed “HBJ” since 2011. 2015 ” London Sunday Times reports.
Described as “truly shocking” by a high-ranking ethics official, the story will strengthen Charles’ reputation for financial indiscipline in many minds. While it is safe to say that his inheritance is in jeopardy, when it comes to money, this certainly raises urgent and new questions about the heir to the throne.
end of last year, Charles lost his main aide, Michael Fawcett, who was forced to resign from the Charles Foundation after it was revealed that he was openly honoring Saudi Arabia’s billionaire donor in exchange for donations. Charles denied any information about the operation, but the police investigation into the matter was cautious to the point of invisibility and did not respond. Prince Harry accused his father of involvement in what he described as a “scandal”.
In the last disaster that befell Charles Sunday Times Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani announced that he personally gave Charles wallets in three separate cases between 2011 and 2015.
Each time HBJ gave the prince 1 million euros in 500-euro banknotes – sometimes called “bin Ladens” because they were used by organized crime groups linked to terrorism. At one time, the money was stuffed into plastic shopping bags from a luxurious Chelsea grocery store and the Fortnum & Mason department store, which is the royal charter of the prince. Another time it was in a suitcase, and the third time in a sack.
Clarence House insisted teams Exclusive bankers It doesn’t matter if the money deposited in the Coutts account comes in cash by accident, and “all the right processes have been followed.”
However, the source described him as “one of Charles’ former advisers who managed part of the money.” Sunday Times “Everyone is very worried about the situation,” he said, adding that “the only thing we could do was count the money and keep a record of what we did. Then call the bank.”
HBJ, a member of Qatar’s ruling al-Thani family, served as Qatar’s prime minister from 2007 to 2013, with a personal fortune of $ 12 billion. saw the country’s largest sovereign wealth fund invest in Harrods and London’s famous skyscraper Shard.
It was believed that Charles used his influence to dissuade Qataris from rebuilding a high-profile site in Chelsea called Chelsea Barracks. The Supreme Court said Charles’s involvement was “unexpected and undesirable.”
This was stated by Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Sunday Times The remarks were “really shocking” and said: “I would not distinguish between a politician and a member of the royal family. “If the Qatari government wants to donate to its fund, there are better ways to do it than to deal with large sums of cash.”
Beatrice’s card was reportedly rejected in Glasto
At the other end of the financial scale, Prince Beatrice’s bank card was rejected three times at a bar at the British music festival Glastonbury. A spy said Daily Star: “He tried to pay by card, but was rejected three times.”
Good news for his father Prince Andrewon the money front, however. Mirror Author Ingrid Seward told The Royal Beat on True Royal TV: “She will not be fired because she will have more problems and will start talking, giving TV interviews and writing books. They do not want it again. He will be financially secure, but I would be very surprised if he kept the Royal Lodge. “
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Andrey smiles
If Prince Andrew was worried about losing the title of Duke of York – after 80% of the city said they wanted to cut ties with him – he didn’t show up on Saturday. Daily MaiI showed him Ride a merry horse around the Windsor Castle property.
This was reported by The Daily BeastYork Center MP Rachael Maskell introduced the “Civil Liberation Bill” after polls showed that 80 percent of citizens wanted to get rid of ties to the shameful king, who refused to stop using the title. It was given to him in 1986 as a wedding gift.
Maskell said Daily Mail“In February, when we looked at the lawsuit against Andrew, my constituents said that 80% of people want to sever ties with the current Duke of York. So I met with the secretaries of the communities here to see how this can be achieved. “
He discovered that “there is not even a mechanism to erase the title of monarch. The only real way to do that is for Andrew to no longer call himself Duke of York.
He added: “Using the title of Duke of York is the role of ambassador, he bears the name of our city all over the world.
“And it’s a city of human rights, the only city of human rights in the UK. We are already in a cultural conflict when it comes to violence against women and girls and the issues we are really working on in the city, to make York a much safer place. ”
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Epstein Victim: Andrew’s picture “shook” me scary
Victim of Annie Farmer, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, He says to the sun The picture of Andrew and Maxwell embracing Virginia Roberts Giuffre shakes him. Speaking before Maxwell’s sentencing on Tuesday, Farmer said in an impressive statement: “I remember sitting at a table in Houston Hospital after seeing a photo of Maxwell with Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew because I understood how they were behaving. The scheme continued.”
Farmer, who claims that the violence between Epstein and Maxwell took place at the age of 16, writes: “Without you, I would never have met Epstein.” “You have opened the gates of hell. And then, Ghislaine, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, you betrayed us by using your femininity and led us all down this path. ” Farmer says the couple did “unthinkable things” to him.
The royal family is reconsidering its colonial heritage
The sign that the royal family is at least trying to overcome the many horrors of colonial Britain’s past comes with the news that Prince Charles wants public recognition of slavery, similar to the annual Holocaust commemoration.
During a visit to Rwanda last week, Charles expressed “personal sorrow” over Britain’s involvement in the slave trade, no doubt encouraged by William and Kate to speak out on the issue during a recent tour of the Caribbean in protest of the legacy of slavery. like “silent snow” in some circles.
This was reported by a high-ranking source in the kingdom Sunday Times“She is a patron of the Holocaust Remembrance Day Trust and notes that in the UK we now know everything about the Holocaust and learn about it in school, so it is something that is accepted and learned at the national level. This does not apply to the transatlantic slave trade, and perhaps it should.
“So, like Holocaust Remembrance Day, is there a way to do that?” There is a moment, is there a way to remember it? ”
Queen Elizabeth II crowns her son, Prince Charles of Wales, at an investment ceremony at Caernarvon Castle.
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This week in royal history
July 1 is one of the strangest dates in the royal calendar, the same day in 1961 as Princess Diana’s birthday, and eight years later in 1969, Prince Charles became Prince of Wales at an investment ceremony at Caernarvon Castle. In north Wales.
Unanswered questions
If someone comes to your house three times with a million dollars in cash, don’t you think you should call the authorities? This begs the question: will the latest mysterious money scandal be simply embarrassing for Prince Charles, or will it worsen and threaten his current legitimacy as a monarch?
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