BBC Text:
[The Prince of Wales took a £1 million payment
from the family of Osama bin Laden,
according to a new investigation by
the Sunday Times.
The paper reports that Prince Charles had
a meeting with two of Osama bin Laden's
half-brothers in October 2013 - two years after
the Al-Qaeda leader was killed.
Prince Charles reportedly accepted
the money despite initial objections
of advisers at Clarence House
and the Prince of Wales
Charitable Fund (PWCF) - the recipient of the donation.
A Clarence House spokeswoman
said: "The Prince of Wales' Charitable Fund
has assured us that thorough due diligence
was undertaken in accepting this donation."
They added that the decision to accept the money
was down to the charity's trustees.
Sir Ian Cheshire, chairman of PWCF,
said the donation was agreed "wholly"
by trustees at the time.]
