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vanessa_ca

(708 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 02:47 PM Feb 11

Oh boy. "Prince William's charity reported to watchdog over Epstein connections"

I feel bad for Prince William.

6 hrs ago
Jeffrey Epstein Prince William Politics


Prince William's Earthshot Prize charity has been reported to the UK's watchdog after receiving donations from an Emirati billionaire named in the Epstein files (Image: PA Wires)


It has emerged that Emirati billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the chairman and chief executive of DP World, has been implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

In April 2009, while he was still serving his 18-month sentence in a Palm Beach jail but allowed work release, Epstein emailed Sulayem: "Where are you? are you ok , I loved the torture video."

DP World is a "founding partner" of Earthshot and has donated at least £1 million to the charity.

-snip-

"It is not credible to believe the Foreign Office, security services or other advisors were not aware of Sulayem's character and would have been able to advise accordingly.

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https://www.thenational.scot/news/25846039.prince-williams-charity-reported-watchdog-epstein-files/
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vanessa_ca

(708 posts)
8. Yeah. I want them to fall where they may.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:31 PM
Feb 11

I just feel a little bad because this is more about his advisors than him, but he'll pay the price.

jfz9580m

(16,764 posts)
10. Agreed..
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:05 AM
Feb 14

I do my best to ensure (obviously nothing like this pervert fest that is the Epstein files, but say medical or academic errors) that no one decent is affected on my account as a complainant gearing up for complaints, but let the chips fall where they may wrt creepy, self serving opportunists who never learn or have no real remorse ever, just rear covering and insincerity and blame shifting..

Boomerproud

(9,239 posts)
11. There is no doubt that he and Meghan will be dragged into this by nefarious sources.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:52 AM
Feb 14

Too many powerful people on both sides of the Atlantic want them to suffer.

kwolf68

(8,378 posts)
5. The cabal of the obscenely wealthy hopefully
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:03 PM
Feb 11

will come crumbling down and maybe we can put this world on the right course.

EdmondDantes_

(1,602 posts)
6. Not exactly a smoking gun of wrong doing
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:12 PM
Feb 11

People donate money. Were the donations tied to any criminal activity or just buying good publicity?

muriel_volestrangler

(105,925 posts)
7. I think the problem is more at the stage of "DP World owns the Southampton and London Gateway container terminals"
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:30 PM
Feb 11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DP_World

rather than "DP World gave money to a charity", whether or not it's a royal-run charity.

Tommy Carcetti

(44,465 posts)
12. That was Epstein's legitimate job, though.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:59 AM
Feb 14

He helped finance organizations, including charities.

Hence his involvement in the Clinton foundation.

I swear, the amount of unbridled hysteria that has come out of this is something else.

Buckeyeblue

(6,313 posts)
13. I'm sure Billy Mountbatten-Windsor is no choir boy
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:09 AM
Feb 14

My guess is the reason Chuck and him are so pissed at Andy is because he wasn't discreet enough. He got with the wrong people.

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