Police to investigate cash-for-honours claims linked to Prince Charles' charity. Police stressed no arrests had been made, and no interviews had been carried out under caution, but that officers had been "contacting those believed to hold relevant information". #UnitedKingdom #ITVNews #TheGuardian

"In a brief statement, the Metropolitan police said it had launched the investigation after media reports alleging offers of help were made to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national. 

In September last year, the Sunday Times published claims that the billionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz paid tens of thousands of pounds to fixers with links to Prince Charles who had told him they could secure the honour. 

Bin Mahfouz was awarded a CBE at a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace in November 2016." 

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