Prince Harry & Board of Trustees Resign From African Charity He Founded

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HEARTBREAK as Prince Harry Resigns In Shock From African Charity He Founded in 2006

Duke of Sussex And Co Founder Prince Seeiso, With Board of Trustees, Step Down Until Further Notice as Patrons Amid Infighting in The Organisation.

New African Chairwoman Sophie Chandauka Caused Too much INFIGHTING And Refused to Stand Down

The Guardian 26 MAR 2025




Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso at an event hosted by Sentebale last year. The duke established Sentebale in honour of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales

The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is in shock and truly heartbroken.


The Duke established Sentebale in Lesotho in 2006 in honour of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, after visiting the southern African country during his gap year. The dispute arose around a decision to focus fundraising in Africa, according to the Times.

Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons on Tuesday until further notice after trustees quit over a dispute with the chair, Sophie Chandauka, who was appointed in 2023.

Harry and Seeiso said in a statement: These trustees acted in the best interest of the charity in asking the chair to step down, while keeping the wellbeing of staff in mind. In turn, she sued the charity fir a LOT of money to remain in this voluntary position, further underscoring the broken relationship.

We thank all the trustees for their service over the years and are truly heartbroken they've had to follow through with this act.

Whats transpired is unthinkable. We are in shock that we have to do this, but we have a continued responsibility to Sentebales beneficiaries, so we will be sharing all of our concerns with the Charity Commission as to how this came about.

Harrys role at Sentebale was one of a small number of private patronages he retained after he was stripped of his royal patronages and honorary military positions by his Father in 2021 after his departure from the working monarchy.

Sentebale, which means Forget me not, was created to help people in Lesotho and Botswana living in poverty and those suffering from HIV and Aids. Former trustees Timothy Boucher, Mark Dyer, Audrey Kgosidintsi, Kelello Lerotholi and Damian West released a statement announcing their decision to unanimously resign as board members.

Todays decision is nothing short of devastating for all of us, but we see no other path forward as the result of our loss in trust and confidence in the chair of the board.




In response, Chandauka said: Everything I do at Sentebale is in pursuit of the integrity of the organisation, its mission, and the young people we serve. My actions are guided by the principles of fairness and equitable treatment for all, regardless of social status or financial means.

There are people in this world who behave as though they are above the law and mistreat people, and then play the victim card and use the very press they disdain to harm people who have the courage to challenge their conduct.