It\u2019s a Harry situation.<\/p>\n
Prince Harry\u2019s own words could very well come back to haunt him as Sentebale\u2019s libel lawsuit puts the Duke of Sussex<\/a> under immense scrutiny, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield tells Page Six.<\/p>\n \u201cSentebale is doing what the British royal family is not in a position to do: hold Prince Harry accountable for airing his personal grievances at the expense of other people,\u201d Schofield said.<\/p>\n Prince Harry (pictured here in London in January) may have his own words coming back to haunt him as Sentebale\u2019s libel lawsuit puts the duke under immense scrutiny. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cSentebale is doing what the British royal family is not in a position to do: hold Prince Harry accountable for airing his personal grievances at the expense of other people,\u201d royal commentator Kinsey Schofield told Page Six of the duke (seen here in Washington, DC, last month). Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cHarry\u2019s public declarations have very real consequences,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe royal family\u2019s popularity took a massive nosedive after the Oprah interview<\/a> in which he and Meghan [Markle] made allegations of racism within the family. They were paralyzed and unable to fight those accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n Schofield went on to note how Sentebale\u2019s chairwoman, Dr. Sophie Chandauka, reportedly \u201cpresented Harry with analytics suggesting that his increasingly polarizing public profile was beginning to impact fundraising efforts\u201d for the charity.<\/p>\n \u201cShe says that moment marked the start of a deteriorating relationship between the duke and the organization\u2019s new leadership,\u201d Schofield explained. \u201cWhen tensions escalated, Harry resigned in a highly public fashion, while sources close to Harry accused Chandauka of orchestrating a \u2018hostile takeover\u2019<\/a> of the charity he founded.\u201d<\/p>\n The royal commentator continued, \u201cHarry has made it a personal mission to challenge media narratives and hold journalists accountable for their reporting. Now, litigation may place him in the unusual position of having to defend his own words and actions in court.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHarry\u2019s public declarations have very real consequences,\u201d Schofield said of the royal renegade (pictured here during a Sentebale event in April 2024). Getty Images for Sentebale<\/p>\n \u201cWhen tensions escalated, Harry resigned in a highly public fashion,\u201d the royal commentator added of the duke (seen here during a visit to Lesotho in October 2024). Getty Images for Sentebale<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n As for King Charles and Prince William<\/a>, they are said to be following Sentebale\u2019s defamation case against Harry \u201cclosely.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor years, they have been unable to publicly challenge Harry\u2019s allegations,\u201d Schofield told us. \u201cA courtroom may be the first place Harry\u2019s claims are truly scrutinized. It may offer a form of vindication for an institution that has stayed silent while Prince Harry broadcast his disputes publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded in his mom Princess Diana\u2019s honor in 2006, filed a defamation, libel and slander lawsuit against the Duke of Sussex on March 24.<\/p>\n The charity also named Harry\u2019s close friend, former Sentebale trustee Mark Dyer, as a defendant, and accused the pair of launching a \u201ccoordinated adverse media campaign\u201d against Sentebale beginning in March 2025.<\/p>\n Harry (pictured here during a Sentebale event in August 2023) co-founded the charity in his mom Princess Diana\u2019s honor in 2006. Getty Images for Sentebale<\/p>\n Sentebale filed a defamation, libel and slander lawsuit against the Duke of Sussex (seen here in Lesotho in October 2024) last month. Getty Images for Sentebale<\/p>\n Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, with whom the duke co-founded Sentebale 20 years ago, both resigned from the charity last year<\/a> amid an ugly and very public falling out between the royal renegade and Chandauka.<\/p>\n