The money was donated by Bakr bin Laden and Shafiq bin Laden, who are the half-brothers of Osama bin Laden, known as the leader of al-Qaeda. They are not known to have any links to terrorism.
The money donated Bakr bin Laden and Shafiq bin Laden, who are half-brothers of Osama bin Laden. They are known to have nothing to do with Osama bin Laden’s terrorist organization or terrorism.
The Sunday Times writes that the prince acted personally as an intermediary for the donation. According to the newspaper, the prince’s advisors did not recommend accepting the donation. The money was paid to the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation.
The chairman of the organization, sir Ian Cheshire says in his statement that the trustees of the foundation carefully considered accepting the donation in 2013.
According to the foundation and Prince Charles’ representatives, the prince himself did not participate in the decision-making about accepting the donation, and to claim otherwise would be misleading and incorrect.
Those who decided to accept the donation concluded that the actions of one member of the bin Laden family could not tarnish the entire family.
Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, carried out the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, USA on September 11, 2001. Almost 3,000 people died in the attacks. US special forces killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May 2011.