Posted on 02/16/2022 1:54:04 PM PST by algore
Prince Charles could be questioned by the Met Police as part of its criminal 'cash for honours' investigation into his aide and charity.
The Royal, 73, nor anyone in his household have been spoken to as part of the force's assessment on whether to probe how a Saudi billionaire donor got a knighthood and UK citizenship after donations to the Prince's Foundation.
Instead officers have liaised with staff at the charity, who have provided documents for the scoping exercise.
But Charles and his former right-hand aide Michael Fawcett, 59, have been both explicitly named in the two letters to the Met that sparked the investigation.
One of the complaints - written by former Lib Dem MP Norman Baker - was addressed directly to Commissioner Cressida Dick.
Tonight the Met refused to comment on whether Charles or Fawcett would be questioned or if either had been ruled out from investigation.
Fawcett stepped down in October amid claims he promised to help secure a CBE and British citizenship for Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz - a donor to the Prince's Foundation
It was alleged that he paid thousands of pounds to 'fixers' with links to the prince who said they could secure him an honour in return for donations.
Clarence House has denied Charles knew anything about the allegations being investigated.
But he could still prove to be a vital witness, as he held private meetings with Dr Mahfouz at the British embassy in Saudi Arabia, in London and Scotland.
Dr Mahfouz received his CBE during a private ceremony at Clarence House in 2016 with Charles and Camilla
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Sir Hunter Biden- Lady Dr. Biden!
Tampon Chuck will bring the whole system down.
William and Kate are saving it, otherwise the Monarchy would be abolished after Q E 2.
You just have to wonder if the tradition of the English monarchy in the eyes of its subjects can maintain it in the modern age. The characters who will lead it are less than inspiring.
As a descendent of Kaiser Wilhelm II put it in “Rich Kids”, a 90s movie about those who inherited wealth and position, “One of my ancestors killed a boar or something, so my family is in charge.”
The connected world of today has to question all of that I think.
If they get a chance.
When James I and his buddy the Duke of Buckingham needed to raise money in the 17th century, they invented the title of Baronet, and offered it for a little over £1000. They found a lot of customers - wow, who wouldn’t want to be a hereditary knight, the highest rank of commoner.
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