Prince Harry Among Those Criticized In Spat Over Charity He Cofounded

LONDON — British regulators criticized connected Wednesday some sides successful a conflict complete nan early of a kindness founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, for allowing nan rumor to beryllium played retired successful nationalist and damaging nan organization’s reputation.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales went connected to opportunity that it recovered nary grounds of widespread bullying aliases misogyny astatine Sentebale, which provides support for young group surviving pinch HIV successful Botswana and Lesotho.

The committee opened a reappraisal of Sentebale’s governance successful April aft the 2 princes stepped down arsenic patrons and a group of trustees, saying nan narration betwixt nan committee and its chair, Sophie Chandauka, was beyond repair. Chandauka later accused Harry of orchestrating a run of bullying and harassment to effort to unit her out.

Sophie Chandauka and Prince Harry.Jason Koerner / Getty Images for Sentebale

Disagreements complete nan organization’s early surfaced successful 2023 aft nan then-board of trustees sought to rotation retired a caller fundraising strategy successful nan United States, nan committee said. The conflict betwixt Chandauka, different trustees and Harry was first reported to nan committee successful February 2025.

Those tensions became nationalist successful March, erstwhile Harry announced he was stepping down arsenic patron to support nan trustees who had resigned. In his domiciled arsenic patron, nan prince utilized his prima powerfulness to beforehand and raise costs for Sentebale.

“Sentebale’s problems played retired successful nan nationalist eye, enabling a damaging conflict to harm nan charity’s reputation, consequence overshadowing its galore achievements, and jeopardizing nan charity’s expertise to present for nan very beneficiaries it was created to serve,” committee CEO David Holdsworth said successful a connection released Wednesday.

Harry’s spokesperson attacked nan commission’s decision.

The study “falls troublingly short successful galore regards, chiefly nan truth that nan consequences of nan existent chair’s actions will not beryllium borne by her — but by nan children who trust connected Sentebale’s support,” Harry’s spokesperson said successful a statement.

Harry will now look astatine replacement ways to thief young group successful Botswana and Lesotho, nan spokesperson said.

Chandauka welcomed nan report, saying it confirmed nan governance issues she raised earlier this year.

“The unexpected adverse media run that was launched by those who resigned connected 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable harm and offers a glimpse of nan unacceptable behaviors displayed successful private,” she said successful a statement.

Harry and Seeiso founded Sentebale successful 2006 to grant their precocious mothers.