Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said.<\/p>\n
It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission<\/a> for allowing a row with the chair of Sentebale, which he co-founded in 2006, to \u201cplay out publicly\u201d.<\/p>\n The row involved Harry stepping down as patron in March in support of trustees who resigned in opposition to the board\u2019s chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, who had previously accused him of bullying and harassment.<\/p>\n The charity works in Botswana<\/a> and Lesotho supporting the health and wellbeing of young people, especially those with HIV and Aids. Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, who co-founded Sentebale alongside Harry in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, also stepped down as patron.<\/p>\n It has been suggested by allies close to Harry that he is keen to \u201ccontinue to support the children of Lesotho<\/a> and Botswana\u201d and that he is examining his options over the nature of that support.<\/p>\n A source close to the prince told the Telegraph: \u201cHe may well choose to just support existing charities operating in the same space in the region or he may choose to set up something new completely.\u201d<\/p>\n On Sunday, Harry\u2019s official spokesperson said the prince remained \u201cabsolutely committed to continuing the work he started, supporting the children and young people of Lesotho and Botswana, nearly 20 years ago\u201d.<\/p>\n The spokesperson added: \u201cIn what form that support takes \u2013 no decisions have been made. All options remain on the table; whether that be starting a new charity or working to support pre-existing charities operating in the same sector in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this week, a source said the row had been \u201cemotionally absolutely devastating\u201d for the prince, and described Chandauka\u2019s comments as \u201cnothing short of a hostile takeover\u201d.<\/p>\n The Charity Commission, which cannot investigate individual allegations of bullying, said it found no evidence of systemic bullying or harassment at the charity, including misogyny or misogynoir, but acknowledged \u201cthe strong perception of ill treatment\u201d felt by some involved.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n The trustees who resigned said in a statement they were \u201cgravely concerned for the future of the charity\u201d as they felt the regulator had \u201cchosen to ignore key concerns and irrefutable evidence raised with them regarding the leadership and oversight of Sentebale\u2019s chair\u201d.<\/p>\n In response to the findings, Sentebale said in a statement: \u201cThe Charity Commission is explicitly clear, including in its public guidance, that it is not the commission\u2019s responsibility to adjudicate or mediate internal disputes. This would include individual allegations of bullying, harassment, misogyny, misogynoir etc.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result, the commission has not investigated any individual allegations and therefore has not made any findings in relation to individuals, including Prince Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,7718,7720,1281,447,7710,519,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-350405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-harry","12":"tag-meghan","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-prince-harry","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115041318126501275","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}