Prince Charles' charity to be investigated by police over cash-for-honours allegations

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The Royal Family are facing more controversy as an investigation into Prince Charles’ charity has been launched.The Prince’s Trust is facing allegations that a knighthood was offered to a Saudi billionaire in exchange for a large donation to the charity.

Metropolitan Police are investigating the alleged offences under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925.The investigation comes after a letter was reportedly penned by Prince Charles' former valet Michael Fawcett in 2017, which came to light last year.

In the letter, Michael allegedly said he was willing to help a charity donor have his CBE upgraded to a knighthood. Shortly after the letter surfaced in 2021, Michael stepped down from his position at the Trust where he'd acted as the charity's Chief Executive.

He'd been a close aide of 73 year old Charles for a number of years. In light of the latest news, Clarence House has said that Prince Charles will assist with the investigations, but reiterated its previous insistence that the royal had "no knowledge of the alleged offer of honours or British citizenship on the basis of donation to his charities".