The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received the money in 2013 from Bakr bin Laden and his brother Shafiq, a British newspaper reported.
Britain’s Prince Charles has come under fire after a newspaper reported that one of his charitable funds accepted a $1.2 million (£1 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
Both are half-brothers of the former leader of al-Qaeda who masterminded the September 11, 2001, attacks and was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011.
There is no suggestion that Bakr or Shafiq bin Laden sponsored or supported acts of terrorism and the family disowned Osama bin Laden almost 20 years ago.
Clarence House confirmed the donation was made, but disputed that Charles had brokered the deal or made the decision to accept it.
Ian Cheshire, the fund’s chairman, also said the decision to accept the donation was agreed «wholly» by the trustees at the time.
