Royal charities did not break charity law

The Charity Commission has found that the charity MWX Foundation did not act outside charity law in transferring funds to Travalyst

The Charity Commission opened a case into the MWX Foundation, which was established by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in July 2020 following concerns about the use of funds received by MWX Foundation from another charity, the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge.

Following an inquiry the latest Commission report into the transfers has cleared the charity of any wrongdoing.

The MWX Foundation received an unrestricted grant of £145,000 from the Royal Foundation to start up the charity in 2019 and a further £151,855 was received from the Royal Foundation to deliver Travalyst’s sustainable travel programme, which was transferred by MWX Foundation to Travalyst.

 In July 2020 the trustees then made the decision to wind up the MWX Foundation.

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