Prince Charles Reportedly Accepted $1.2M Donation From Osama Bin Laden’s Family For His PWCF Foundation

"The donation from Sheik Bakr Bin Laden in 2013 was carefully considered by PWCF Trustees at the time," Sir Ian Cheshire, chair of the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation, told People. "Due diligence was conducted, with information sought from a wide range of sources, including government. The decision to accept the donation was taken wholly by the Trustees. Any attempt to suggest otherwise is misleading and inaccurate."

Cheshire's comments about the suggestion that Prince Charles accepted the donation despite being advised not to was referenced in an article in the Sunday Times, which also suggests that a royal source claimed the future King refused recommendations from certain staffers to return the money after it had been donated. However, Prince Charles' office at Clarence House disputed this, reiterating the previous statement and once again insisting that "thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation." "The decision to accept was taken by the charity's Trustees alone and any attempt to characterize it otherwise is false," the statement added.