Charles and Bin Laden cash row lets us all down

I am not normally a suspicious sort, but a few weeks after we learn that Prince Charles, or his charity, had accepted £2.5million – literally in carrier bags – from a Middle East sheik, we hear in The Mail on Sunday last week that he has accepted another million from the family of Osama Bin Laden.

Nobody accepts notes stuffed in carrier bags and thinks it is normal. This shows a horrendous lack of judgment.

Philip Munro, Manchester

Prince Charles is not doing himself or the country any favours. If these accusations are true, this is another reason why the monarchy will be doomed after the death of the Queen.

Hannah Hardwick, London

Another important question to ask is what the donors expected in return for such vast sums.

Mark Parker, Bristol

Could Prince Charles really have had the gift to see the dangers of accepting monies from the family of Bin Laden? He has no worldly experience to draw on, being so far removed from ordinary dayto day-living and surrounded by aristocrats and Old Etonians.

Tony Thompson, Banbury

To me this is by far the worst scandal to have ever hit the Royals. Especially the story about Charles receiving cash in carrier bags. A full investigation into the source of that money needs to be done. It’s a shame the Queen’s children continue to let her down like this.

S. Thomas, Edinburgh

We must remember that the money was for not for Charles himself but instead to help others. Plus the Bin Laden family are probably trying to make up for some of the wrongs committed by other family members. That is not a crime.

L. Young, Cambridge

The board of trustees were responsible for taking the donation, not Charles. However, those trustees really ought to have considered the ethics of such a donation and refused to have accepted it. All that one can say in mitigation of their inappropriate action is that, as for every charity, the sum of one million pounds was probably too tempting.

Will Holmes, Nottingham

If this is true, then Prince Charles should stand aside for Prince William as King. You cannot have the head of state involved in such a scandal

Ted Gray, Perth, Australia

We know how this will play out: some adviser will be thrown under the bus and fired and they’ll say that ‘lessons have been learned’. Isn’t this what all the rich and privileged say when they’re found out?

F. Johnstone, Fraserburgh