Posted on 06/29/2022 8:42:14 AM PDT by RandFan
The cash donation accepted by the Prince of Wales for his charity would not happen now, a royal source says.
"That was then, this is now," the source said, following reports Prince Charles had accepted around £2.5m ($3m) in cash in a suitcase and carrier bags.
"It was passed immediately to his charity and it was his charity who decided to accept the money," said the senior royal source.
The cash was from former Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim.
The Charity Commission earlier this week said it was considering whether it needed to review the donation, with a decision still to be reached.
The Sunday Times had reported that the donations, in three payments, had been made to the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund between 2011 and 2015.
Questions had been raised about such large donations being made in bank notes, but the senior royal source said that all the necessary checks and auditing processes had been carried out.
"Situations, contexts change over the years," said the royal source. "I can say with certainty that for more than half a decade, this has not happened and it would not happen again."
It's understood the cash was passed to Coutts bank to be given to the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, with the charity making the decision to accept it.
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WRONG FROM EVERY ANGLE.
> The cash donation accepted by the Prince of Wales for his charity would not happen now... <
Yeah, right. We probably just won’t hear about them anymore.
Loose lips sink ships, eh Charlie?
This will never happen again in my kingdom.
-Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAZ6dSIMivk
If we really knew how much cash is “given” to elites around the world for their “charities”, they might not be elites after the disclosures.
Some Wales have large, protruding ears, apparently.
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Underrated movie.
It’s doubtful Prince Charles knew what to do with actual cash.
When was the last time he had to pay for anything?
AND, it isn’t Prince Charles’s fault that Qatari prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim arrived with a sack full of money.
cash in suitcases, nothing to see here.
In God we trust, all others pay cash.
Rumor has it Prince Andrew has been dipping into his charity as well.
It happened at least three times.
During meetings that weren’t listed on the official calendar.
What a coinkydink.
Wonder how many other times it’s occurred.
Maybe someone should get Il Tampaccino on the record...
Well, it’s not like Air Miles Andy can sell SouthYork for more than it’s worth again...
Real question is why is this coming to light now?
Modified limited hangout?
Or something else....
Charlie must know the Clintons pretty well.
saw a suggestion this was tied to some soccer issue...as in deciding where an event was going to take place
First he said that nothing was done wrong and everything was above board. Now he’s saying it won’t happen again. If nothing was wrong, why won’t it happen again? What a dope.
The three occasions that have been reported took place over a three to four year span.
FWIW, I don’t think this is about footie.
“It was passed immediately to his charity and it was his charity who decided to accept the money,”
HIS charity. Got it.
Rumor has it that the charity reported receipt of a donation of $3.00.
AND it isn’t Chuck’s fault that he grabbed the bags and immediately started drooling. AND it isn’t Chuck’s fault that an audit of the cash hasn’t been announced.
If you want to see giant suitcases of cash just fly into Panama City, Panama. You’ll see it being wheeled around the airport, huge suitcases all wrapped in plastic.
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