UK police to probe cash-for-honours allegations at Prince Charles's charity

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles looks on after arriving to join Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (not pictured), as she visits the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) at Rochester Airport, in Kent, Britain February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/Pool/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had begun an investigation into allegations contained in media reports that honours were offered to a Saudi national in return for donations to one of Prince Charles's charities.

The Sunday Times newspaper reported in September that a Saudi businessman had received an award after paying thousands of pounds towards projects strongly supported by Charles, with the assistance of the prince's aides.