Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been dead for two years when two of his half-brothers, Bakr and Shafiq Bin Laden, reportedly gave him £1,20 million (€2011 million) to the Prince of Wales's charitable trust. that with this information, published by the 'Sunday Times', he thus faces a new controversy related to the finances of said organization. But although the surname Bin Laden arouses resentment just by mentioning it, from Clarence House, the heir's office, they assure that the terrorist assassinated by US forces in 1994 was disowned by his family in XNUMX "and there is no evidence" that his brothers they would have no link to him or his criminal activities.
Opposition
But the British newspaper assures that the prince's advisers opposed the donation, which was finally accepted. A source from the organization told the BBC that the delivery of the money was also approved by the British Foreign Office, and that although the name and surname of the terrorist "has a very sad history, the sins of the father do not force them to fall on the family restaurant, which is eminent in the region”.
This information will be given as soon as it is remembered, thanks to the same newspaper, that the mayor of Queen Elizabeth II accepted three donations, between 2011 and 2015, from the former Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al- Thani for a value total of three million euros. One of these millions would have been delivered in 500 bills in a small travel suitcase, while another would have received it in bags from the luxury store Fortnum & Mason.
Cambridge Favorites
Despite the fact that the Monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations last June seemed to make it clear that Carlos is ready to succeed his 96-year-old mother at any time, and that the British population has already given him their blessing as well as It was, Camilla of Cornwall, some voices considering that these scandals are not benefiting the monarchy. The royal family is already very touched by the crisis of recent years caused by Prince Andrew and his sexual manifestations and by his relationship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, as well as by the media output of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as senior members of the Windsors.
William and Catherine with their daughter Princess Charlotte this week at the GTRES Commonwealth Games
Those who seem to levitate above the chaos, and increasingly counting on the favor of the public, are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Guillermo y Catalina combined an increasingly real area with a special closeness to the population. Thus, the Duchess appears the same in an official portrait with the air of a queen, as carrying the baby of a stranger in her arms at an event or playing rugby, movements that, together with her ideal family image, make many British people sigh for them. and for the stage of calm that they could bring to a family in which scandals are frequent.
This is reflected in the YouGov consultancy polls, according to which the popularity of the heir has fallen from 50% to 42% and 77% of the public think that Prince William will do a good job as king, compared to 57% for Prince Charles; And young people in particular are much more supportive of William than Charles: 51% of 18-year-olds say William will make a good king, compared to just 24% for Charles.
