Prince Charles won’t accept large amounts of cash from Qatar's ex-pm

Prince Charles will no longer accept large donations of cash after a suitcase full of paper bills gifted by a former Qatari prime minister raised eyebrows among the public.

The 73-year-old royal received a total of 3 million euros — or $3.2 million — from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar. The money was supposed to be given for charity, but was given in cash.

Prince Charles's team said that there will not be situations like the former prime minister's cash gift.

The prince's office said that policy change was coming to an end.

Situations, contexts change over the years, a source close to the royal told the BBC. This has not happened for more than a decade and it wouldn't happen again. Prince Charles office has denied that there was any wrongdoing in accepting bags full of cash as charity donations from a Qatari politician.

The outlet claimed that money was handed over to the British Prince during private meetings between 2011 and 2015 — on one occasion in a suitcase and another in shopping bags from London's Fortnum Mason department store.

The money was deposited into the accounts of the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund, which grants grants to other non-profit groups that support the royal's causes and interests, according to the newspaper. It did not allege that anything illegal was done.

Hamad was Qatar's prime minister between 2007 and 2013 and oversee the state's sovereign wealth fund, which has major property investments around the world, including London's Shard skyscraper, Heathrow Airport and Harrods department store.

There is the possibility of an investigation by The Charity Commission, known as the governing body of charities in Britain.