Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry ‘heartbroken’ as bombshell charity claims depart him embroiled in race row

On Mar 26, 2025

Published: 08:46, 26 March 2025 | Updated: 09:07, 26 March 2025

Prince Harry has declared he is heartbroken after he quit the African charity he set up in honour of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales following a boardroom battle.

The Duke of Sussex founded Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people and children in southern Africa, particularly those living with HIV and Aids.

But he announced his decision to quit after several trustees have left the organisation in a dispute with the chairwoman of the board, Dr Sophie Chandauka, having requested her resignation.

In a bombshell statement to the Mail, Dr Chandauka alleged there was a ‘cover up’ going at the charity, blasting ‘weak executive management, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny, and misogynoir [discrimination against black women]’.

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What is Sentebale? The charity Prince Harry founded in honour of Princess Diana almost 20 years ago

Sentebale was founded in 2006 by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to support children battling HIV and Aids and care for orphans.

The meaning of the charity’s name is ‘forget-me-not’ in Sesotho which was chosen in memory of both of their mothers.

Since starting almost 20 years ago Harry’s annual polo cup tounrament fundraiser has raised more than £11million.

Pictured: Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso in October, 2024

MASERU, LESOTHO - OCTOBER 01: Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend a welcome event at Sentebale's Mamohato Children's Centre featuring the non-profit's Let Youth Lead advocates from Botswana, and a celebration of Basatho culture, on October 1, 2024 in Maseru, Lesotho. (Photo by Brian Otieno/Getty Images for Sentebale )

Prince Harry embroiled in astonishing ‘racist, sexist bullying’ row at the centre of his beloved charity

Prince Harry has found himself at the centre of a boardroom row that has seen the chair of the board of trustees claim she has been the victim of racism and misogyny.

The Duke of Sussex has now stepped down from Sentebale in solidarity with his co-founder and the entire board of trustees

Sentebale, which the royal co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 to benefit African orphans, dedicates itself to tackling poverty and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana.

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Prince Harry is ‘heartbroken’ by bombshell claims and has QUITS the African charity set up in honour of Princess Diana while Meghan puts her battle with Gwyneth Paltrow to bed

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Last night Prince Harry sensationally stepped down from his Sentebale charity which he founded in honour of his late mother after a boardroom battle led to claims of misogyny and harassment.

meanwhile Meghan has also been battling controversy after Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow seemingly hit out at the Duchess’s cooking skills

The pair now seem to have put their ‘breakfast war’ to bed with a shock joint appearance.

The duo’s surprising appearance comes after Meghan released the first teaser for her new podcast Confessions of a Female Founder and her new ‘ShopMy page’, an online shop selling fashion items she has personally endorsed as part of her lifestyle brand As Ever.

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