Met asked to investigate claims Qatari sheikh gave €3m to royal charities

Call comes as Charity Commission considers investigation into allegations Prince Charles personally accepted cash donations

The Metropolitan police has been asked to consider allegations Prince Charles received 3 m in cash for his charities from a billionaire Qatari sheikh as part of the force's ongoing so-called cash for honours" investigation.

The call comes as the Charity Commission reviews whether it should mount its own investigation into claims Charles personally accepted three donations, reportedly stuffed in a suitcase, a holdall and a Fortnum & Mason carrier bag, between 2011 and 2015.