Prince in the dock

As the chances of Prince in the dock Charles ascending the British throne are nearing, news of his irresponsible conduct gets magnified. In the latest development it is reported that he accepted bags containing millions of euros in cash during meetings with a senior Qatari politician. He is said to have been given a total of €3 million during meetings with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar. The cash was handed to the heir to the British throne in a suitcase on one occasion, a hold-all on another, as well as in Fortnum & Mason carrier bags, the up-market department store which holds a royal warrant to supply the prince’s household with groceries. The suitcase containing the cash was given to two of Charles’ advisers who are said to have hand-counted the money. Palace aides are said to have asked Coutts, the private bank which acts for the royal family, to collect the cash and each payment was deposited into the accounts of the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF). The latest claims come at an embarrassing time for the prince compelling his office to rebut claims of a “cash-for-access” culture in his organisation. TW

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