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By our reporter leigh milner. can you just give us a few more details about what has actually been reported? in the month this is all over the sunday times today the accepted 1 million cash in a suitcase. a talking about the former qatari prime minister. clarence house has been very clear on the signs are that the donations were passed immediately to one of the princes charities. all the correct processes were followed. as you just that as well, just make it absolutely clear, there is no suggest...

The prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister. the sundy times says this was one of three cash donations from sheikh hamad binjassim, totalling three million euros. clarence house said donations from the sheikh were passed immediately to one of the princes charities and all the correct processes were followed. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. our correspondent leigh milner told us more about the allegations. of cou...

Up. but this is not the first time the donations to prince charles charities have come under scrutiny because earlier this year, there were allegations that the offered security honour and system ship. and it was launched by the police, the said prince charles had no knowledge of the alleged offer, michael the former chief executive of the foundation actually resigned and knows that he coordinated fixes of honorary businessmen. it is important to say that there was no evidence that any of the tr...

Decisions they take on the future of ukraine, taking not is here in germany but also in spain. her nato members gathered in madrid on wednesday. for now, from the bavarian alps, back to you in the studio. its emerged that the prince of wales accepted donations for his charitable projects of up to three million euros in cash — from the former prime minister of the gulf state of qatar. the sunday times has also reported some of the money was handed directly to prince charles. our royal correspon...

Suitcase, handed directly to prince charles, now, from his office, from what is called clarence house, which is his office and residence, no denial at all of the core of the story, some quibbleling over some of the detail, an acknowledgement, yes, the former qatary prime minister did make a donation to prince charles, that donation was put immediately into a charity account, appropriate checks were made on the donation where it came from, to make sure that it fitted in with all the governance ru...

Of the gulf state of qatar. the sunday times has also reported some of the money was handed directly to prince charles. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, explained what the princes representatives are saying about this. the princes office does not deny the substance of this story although they clearly have some concerns about some of the detail. but they acknowledge that a very large donation was passed over in cash to the prince. he passed it to his assistants and they put it in the bank a...

Illegality or rule breaking. this is somewhat embarrassing partly because such a huge donation being made in cash. i mean, a bank transfer or a cheque would be more regular barley would be more regular partly because there has been so much controversy around previous fundraising efforts from some of the princes charities. perhaps most importantly, because of the suggestion, perception amongst some that one person giving such a huge donation may end up having undue influence on the air to the thr...

Declarations or processing of funds it was not done correctly as the suggestion there is that in the case but a very eye—catching story and raises quite a lot of questions about i suppose prince charles and hisjudgment in this about i suppose prince charles and his judgment in this case. about i suppose prince charles and hisjudgment in this case. i about i suppose prince charles and hisjudgment in this case.- hisjudgment in this case. i should ust sa hisjudgment in this case. i should just sa...

Into a charity account and appropriate checks were made on the donation word came from to make sure that it fitted in all governance rules of the charities. of the problem for the prince is not that any of this suggested to be legal, or that any resident broken, no one is saying that either. but its the fact that it was done as a cash donation is probably not the way was very large donations are made here in britain the charities and the fact that there is always been controversy around some of ...

The prince. that is the accusation and what has the prince or his . and what has the prince or his representative said in response? clarence house put out a statement and they said there was a donation from sheikh hamad binjassim, the money went to the prince but it was passed immediately into the princes charity accounts and their all necessary checks were made on the cash. no one is suggesting anything illegal has been carried out or that any rules have been broken, but it is a difficult momen...