The Prince of Wales accepted a suitcase containing 1 million euros in cash from a controversial Qatari politician, according to The Sunday Times.
It was one of three lots of cash, for a total of 3 million euros, that Prince Charles personally received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former Prime Minister of Qatar who receives the nickname ” HBJ “, between 2011 and 2015.
On one occasion, Sheikh Hamad, 62, presented the prince with 1 million euros, which was reportedly stuffed into bags by Fortnum & Mason, the luxury department stores that have a royal charter for provide groceries and tea to the prince.
Meanwhile, Charles, 73, accepted a wallet containing € 1 million during a private individual meeting at Clarence House in 2015. On Saturday night, Clarence