An Emirati billionaire who donated £1million to Prince William's Earthshot charity has been sacked as chairman of DP World after he appeared to send emails and text messages with Jeffrey Epstein about a torture video.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has left the role of chair and chief executive of DP World, having propelled the Dubai-based group and earned himself an estimated $7billion (£5.1billion) in the process.
The Prince of Wales's Earthshot Prize has been reported to the UK's Charity Commission following the links with Mr Sulayem.
He was a "Global Alliance Founding Partner" of Earthshot and donated at least £1million to the climate charity.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has been sacked as DP World chairman
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The documents in the more than three million files appear to show Mr Sulayem and Epstein emailed and texted numerous times.
One message allegedly showed Epstein asking the former DP World chairman how he was, then telling him: "I loved the torture video."
The originally released version was redacted, and no findings have been made against Mr Sulayem.
A spokesman for the Charity Commission told GB News: "We are aware of concerns about sources of funding to The Earthshot Prize.
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"We are assessing this information to determine any next steps and if there is a role for the Commission."
The Charity Commission's statement does not amount to a finding against Earthshot and the regulator has not announced any outcomes.
The Commission said it is assessing the information provided to determine what steps may follow and whether it has a role.
Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic, told the GB News: "William has lots of questions to answer about what he knew about Andrew and Epstein. And now he must explain his relationship with Sulayem."
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He claimed: "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.
"These files have been in the hands of US authorities for years. It's not believable that such intelligence would not have been shared."
He continued: "Earthshot has a duty to do due diligence, to ask questions about donors and where money is coming from. Did they do that here?"
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Mr Smith stated: "In the context of this widening scandal we need answers."
DP World is listed as an official Earthshot partner on the prize's website.
GB News has contacted DP World, Kensington Palace and The Earthshot Prize for a statement.
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