Burke’s Peerage have not returned any of the money to him.’The Mail on Sunday understands that one payment of £200,000 was sent by Mr Leus’s wife, Zhanna, on May 11, 2020, to Burke’s Peerage. A source close to Mr Leus said there were concerns the full £500,000 may not have ever reached The Prince’s Foundation as intended. A spokesman for the foundation said: ‘The Mahfouz Foundation is holding £300,000 on behalf of Mr Leus and await instructions on that being returned. Mr Wynne-Parker is the trustee of Mr Leus and has the remaining £200,000.’Informed of the development, Mr Leus’s lawyers said: ‘Our client never heard of the Mahfouz Foundation until today. Born in Turkmenistan, Mr Leus has Russian and Israeli citizenship, but entered Britain on a European Union passport from Cyprus.

Source: Daily Mail September 04, 2021 21:33 UTC