Editing Charles III (section)

== Charity work ==
Since founding the [[Prince's Trust]] in 1976, using his £7,500 of [[severance pay]] from the Navy,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Smout |first1=Alistair |last2=Mills |first2=Sarah |last3=Gumuchian |first3=Marie-louise |date=16 September 2022 |title=With Charles king, his Prince's Trust youth charity goes on |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/with-charles-king-his-princes-trust-youth-charity-goes-2022-09-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126225815/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/with-charles-king-his-princes-trust-youth-charity-goes-2022-09-16 |archive-date=26 November 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Charles has established 16 more charitable organisations and now serves as president of each.<ref name="Charities">{{Cite web |title=The Prince's Charities |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/theprincescharities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926171824/http://princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/theprincescharities |archive-date=26 September 2010 |access-date=16 October 2012 |publisher=Clarence House}}</ref><ref name=nytimes-charlesgothrone-sept82022/> Together, they form a loose alliance, [[the Prince's Charities]], which describes itself as "the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the United Kingdom, raising more than £100&nbsp;million annually&nbsp;... [and is] active across a broad range of areas including education and young people, environmental sustainability, the built environment, responsible business and enterprise, and international".<ref name=Charities/> By September 2020, the Prince Trust had supported over 1,000,000 young people and created 125,000 entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Ward |first1=Victoria |date=10 November 2023 |title= Prince’s Trust rebranded to avoid 'confusion' with William’s charities |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/11/10/princes-trust-renamed-king-charles-confusion-prince-william/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2025 |work= The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Callander |first=Rebecca Burn |title=Prince's pride as charities inspire 125,000 to start their own business |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/10293727/Princes-pride-as-charities-inspire-125000-to-start-their-own-business.html |access-date=14 September 2013 |work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]] |date=7 September 2013 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225135000/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/10293727/Princes-pride-as-charities-inspire-125000-to-start-their-own-business.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As Prince of Wales, Charles became [[patron]] or president of more than 800 other charities and organisations.<ref name="coronation-facts"/>

[[The Prince's Charities Canada]] was established in 2010, in a similar fashion to its namesake in Britain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackreal |first=Kim |date=18 May 2012 |title=Prince Charles rallies top-level support for his Canadian causes |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prince-charles-rallies-top-level-support-for-his-canadian-causes/article2437881 |url-status=live |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520170839/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prince-charles-rallies-top-level-support-for-his-canadian-causes/article2437881 |archive-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> Charles uses [[Royal tours of Canada|his tours]] of Canada as a way to help draw attention to youth, the disabled, the environment, the arts, medicine, the elderly, heritage conservation, and education.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite web |work=Department of Canadian Heritage |title=His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales |url=http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/special/royalvisit/biography.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922153922/http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/special/royalvisit/biography.htm |archive-date=22 September 2008 |access-date=12 October 2008 |publisher=Government of Canada}}</ref> He has also set up [[the Prince's Charities Australia]], based in [[Melbourne]], to provide a coordinating presence for his Australian and international charitable endeavours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.princescharitiesaustralia.org.au/contact-us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232135/http://www.princescharitiesaustralia.org.au/contact-us |archive-date=9 August 2014 |access-date=22 January 2013 |publisher=The Prince's Charities Australia}}</ref>
[[File:Charles (17292383035).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|With Camilla visiting the African American Heritage Center in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], March 2015]]

Charles has supported humanitarian projects; for example, he and his sons took part in ceremonies that marked the 1998 [[International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination]].<ref name=autogenerated2/> Charles was one of the first public figures to express strong concerns about the human rights record of the Romanian dictator [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]], initiating objections in the international arena,{{Sfn|Dimbleby|p=250|1994}} and subsequently supported the FARA Foundation,<ref name=PoWsite/> a charity for Romanian orphans and abandoned children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=http://www.faracharity.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012011936/http://faracharity.org |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=25 September 2012 |publisher=FARA Enterprises}}</ref>

=== Investigations of donations ===
{{Main|The King's Foundation#Cash for honours allegations and other donations|King Charles III Charitable Fund#Qatari donations}}

Two of Charles's charities, [[the Prince's Foundation]] and [[the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund]] (later renamed the King's Foundation and King Charles III Charitable Fund, respectively), came under scrutiny in 2021 and 2022 for accepting donations the media deemed inappropriate. In August 2021, it was announced that the Prince's Foundation was launching an investigation into the reports,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Ben |date=29 August 2021 |title=Prince of Wales charity launches inquiry into 'cash for access' claims |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/29/prince-of-wales-charity-princes-foundation-launches-inquiry-into-cash-for-access-claims |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829150826/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/29/prince-of-wales-charity-princes-foundation-launches-inquiry-into-cash-for-access-claims |archive-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> with Charles's support.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Max |last2=Said-Moorhouse |first2=Lauren |date=6 September 2021 |title=Former aide to Prince Charles steps down over cash-for-honors scandal |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/uk/prince-charles-aide-michael-fawcett-intl-gbr/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907032152/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/uk/prince-charles-aide-michael-fawcett-intl-gbr/index.html |archive-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> The [[Charity Commission]] also launched an investigation into allegations that the donations meant for the Prince's Foundation had been instead sent to the Mahfouz Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Patrick |date=18 November 2021 |title=Inquiry into foundation linked to Prince of Wales launched |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/18/inquiry-into-foundation-linked-to-prince-of-wales-launched |url-status=live |access-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118125504/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/18/inquiry-into-foundation-linked-to-prince-of-wales-launched |archive-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the cash-for-honours allegations linked to the foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montebello |first=Leah |date=16 February 2022 |title=Breaking: Met Police investigate cash-for-honours allegations against Prince Charles' charity |url=https://www.cityam.com/breaking-met-police-investigate-cash-for-honours-allegations-against-prince-charles-charity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216143136/https://www.cityam.com/breaking-met-police-investigate-cash-for-honours-allegations-against-prince-charles-charity |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022 |publisher=[[City A.M.]]}}; {{cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Mary |date=16 February 2022 |title=Police to investigate Prince Charles' charity |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60404077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216223956/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60404077 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=17 February 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref> passing their evidence to the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] for deliberation in October.<ref name="timesnov22">{{Cite news |last1=Gadher |first1=Dipesh |last2=Gabriel Pogrund |last3=Megan Agnew |date=19 November 2022 |title=Cash-for-honours police pass file on King's aide Michael Fawcett to prosecutors |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/cash-for-honours-police-pass-file-on-kings-aide-michael-fawcett-to-prosecutors-hmmb3wmf0 |url-status=live |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182402/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cash-for-honours-police-pass-file-on-kings-aide-michael-fawcett-to-prosecutors-hmmb3wmf0 |archive-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> In August 2023, the Metropolitan Police announced that they had concluded their investigations and no further actions would be taken.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/08/21/michael-fawcett-police-alleged-cbe-honour-saudi-donor/|title=Cash-for-honours investigation into King Charles's charity dropped|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=21 August 2023|accessdate=21 August 2023|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821114245/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/08/21/michael-fawcett-police-alleged-cbe-honour-saudi-donor/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[The Times]]'' reported in June 2022 that, between 2011 and 2015, Charles accepted €3&nbsp;million in cash from Qatari prime minister [[Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani]].<ref name="charlestimes">{{Cite news |last1=Pogrund |first1=Gabriel |last2=Keidan |first2=Charles |last3=Faulkner |first3=Katherine |date=25 June 2022 |title=Prince Charles accepted €1m cash in suitcase from sheikh |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/charles-accepted-1m-cash-in-suitcase-from-sheikh-j2pgnfsgx |url-status=live |access-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625171348/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charles-accepted-1m-cash-in-suitcase-from-sheikh-j2pgnfsgx |archive-date=25 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="guardiancharles">{{Cite news |last=Connett |first=David |date=25 June 2022 |title=Prince Charles is said to have been given €3m in Qatari cash |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/25/prince-charles-is-said-to-have-been-given-3m-in-qatari-cash |url-status=live |access-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625222114/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/25/prince-charles-is-said-to-have-been-given-3m-in-qatari-cash |archive-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> There was no evidence that the payments were illegal or that it was not intended for the money to go to the charity,<ref name=guardiancharles/> although, the Charity Commission stated it would review the information<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title=Prince Charles: Charity watchdog reviewing information over reports royal accepted carrier bag full of cash as a charity donation from Qatar ex-PM |url=https://news.sky.com/story/prince-charles-charity-watchdog-reviewing-information-over-reports-royal-accepted-carrier-bag-full-of-cash-as-a-charity-donation-from-qatar-ex-pm-12640980 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627103929/https://news.sky.com/story/prince-charles-charity-watchdog-reviewing-information-over-reports-royal-accepted-carrier-bag-full-of-cash-as-a-charity-donation-from-qatar-ex-pm-12640980 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=[[Sky News]]}}</ref> and announced in July 2022 that there would be no further investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=20 July 2022 |title=Prince Charles: No inquiry into £2.5m cash donation to his charity |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62011791 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720223151/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62011791 |archive-date=20 July 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref> In the same month, ''The Times'' reported that the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund received a donation of £1&nbsp;million from [[Bakr bin Laden]] and Shafiq bin Laden{{snd}}both half-brothers of [[Osama bin Laden]]{{snd}}during a private meeting in 2013.<ref name="Times-Bin-Laden">{{Cite news |last1=Pogrund |first1=Gabriel |last2=Charles Keidan |date=30 July 2022 |title=Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/prince-charles-accepted-1m-from-family-of-osama-bin-laden-7pd55sgn6 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730173254/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-charles-accepted-1m-from-family-of-osama-bin-laden-7pd55sgn6 |archive-date=30 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Guardian-Bin-Laden">{{Cite news |date=13 October 2001 |title=Prince Charles dined with Bin Laden's brother |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/13/monarchy.afghanistan |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730183519/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/13/monarchy.afghanistan |archive-date=30 July 2022 |quote="The Prince of Wales had dinner with a brother of Osama bin Laden two weeks after the September 11th attacks, St James' Palace said today."}}</ref> The Charity Commission described the decision to accept donations as a "matter for trustees" and added that no investigation was required.<ref name="Telegraph-Bin-Laden">{{Cite web |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=1 August 2022 |title=Prince Charles's charity won't be investigated for accepting bin Laden family £1m donation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/01/prince-charless-charity-wont-investigated-accepting-bin-laden |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801173816/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/01/prince-charless-charity-wont-investigated-accepting-bin-laden |archive-date=1 August 2022 |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>