Prince Charles’s charity accepted million pound donation from Osama bin Laden’s half-brothers

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The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund accepted a donation from Osama bin Laden’s family in 2013, according to a report by The Sunday Times.

The donation was made by two half-brothers of Osama bin Laden, who was responsible for the September 11 attacks of 2001, which claimed approximately 3,000 lives in the US.

The Sunday Times reported that Prince Charles met with the half-brother of the al Qaeda founder, Bakr in London and supposedly agreed to receive £1 million.

According to the article, Charles was encouraged to return the money by several of the senior royal’s closest advisors.

The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund told the Sunday times that careful due diligence was conducted in approving this donation.

According to Sky News, Clarence House has denied that Prince Charles was personally engaged.

“The decision to accept was taken by the charity’s trustees alone and any attempt to characterize it otherwise is false,” the Clarence House has said.

The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund added, “The donation from Sheik Bakr bin Laden in 2013 was carefully considered by PWCF trustees at the time.

The Sunday Times asserts that two years after Osama bin Laden was murdered by US Special Forces, Charles met Bakr, the patriarch of the affluent Saudi family.

The newspaper added that despite advisers’ misgivings, including one who claimed that possessing the money “would not be helpful for anyone”, the donation was accepted.

The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund was established in 1979 and provides funding to non-profit organizations with a UK registration for initiatives in the UK, the Commonwealth, and other nations.