YOGYAKARTA King Charles III has replaced Queen Elizabeth II on the throne after Britain's longest-serving ruler passed away at the age of 96. The treatment of Charles III as king of England received scrutiny from various parties due to the controversy he caused in the past. So, what are the controversies of King Charles III?
Compiled by VOI from various sources, here are a number of controversies made by King Charles III in the past:
Long before being named King, King Charles III was hit by an affair scandal.
King Charles II is said to be having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowlews, who is currently his wife. This affair occurred when Charles III was still Princess Diana's husband, the Queen of Wales. And Camilla is still the wife of Andrew Parker Bowles.
It is suspected that it was this affair that made King Charles III divorce Lady Diana who had given him two children, Prince William and Prince Harry.
In an interview with a British journalist several years ago, Prince Charles admitted that he was not loyal to his wife, Princess Diana. Charles III did not deny that he had committed adultery and after that his marriage to Lady Diana became rust'.
After Princess Diana's death in a tragic car accident, the United Kingdom, together with Prince Charles, received a lot of criticism for their late response to the accident and there was no raising of a half-mast flag over Buckingham Palace.
In July 2022, the Sunday Times of London reported that Osama bin Laden's half-brother led by Alqaeda, the terror mastermind of September 9, 2001, made a donation of 1.2 million pounds to the Prince of Wales' Amal Fund in 2013.
Charles way House's official office denied the Sunday Times report and confirmed that the kingdom did not personally ask for donations. The decision to accept donations was made by the Board of Commissioners of the PWCF, not by Prince Charles himself.
Apart from being said to have received donations from Osama bin Laden's half-brother, King Charles III is also suspected of receiving a suitcase full of cash as a charity donation from former Prime Minister or Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
The suitcase is one of three bundles of cash received as charity donations by the British prince. Three lots, reportedly totaling 3 million euros, were handed over to the prince in private between 2011 and 2015.
Although newspapers report that the payments are not illegal, critics say this raises serious concerns about the personal assessment of future kings. Especially given Qatari's record of human rights.
Adapting the Times, King Charles III has received praise for his efforts to protect the environment and talk about climate change.
On the other hand, scientists are also voicing concerns about another issue Charles is fighting for.
For example, in 2019, having been the protector of a group focused on homeopathy medicine, the Good Thinking Society, which promotes evidence-based science, called it "anti-science."
Still from the Times, In 2015, it was revealed that Charles received classified documents about the UK government's internal workings that even the elected ministers had never seen. MPs then called it the 'best lobbyist' in the UK.
According to The Guardian, Charles II has been involved in personal lobbying on issues such as illegal fishing to helicopter orders during the Iraqi War.
At the time, waya House said that heirs to the throne were commonly briefed on political topics, but critics argued that royal family members should stay away from politics.
That's the information about King Charles III's controversy in the past.
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