(Middle East Eye) In 1996, the grand mufti of Cyprus, shockingly, accused Charles III — the new British king — of secretly being a Muslim.
“Did you know that Prince Charles has converted to Islam. Yes, yes. He is a Muslim. I can’t say more. But it happened in Turkey. Oh, yes, he converted all right,” the late Nazim Al-Haqqani said.
“When you get home check on how often he travels to Turkey. You’ll find that your future king is a Muslim.”
Buckingham Palace simply replied: “Nonsense.”
Charles, who became the new monarch last week following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, is not a secret Muslim — but his admiration and knowledge of the Islamic faith is well documented.
