Prince Harry’s ‘Shock’ Resignation From Charity He Set Up In Honour Of Diana: ‘Devastating…’

Last Updated:March 26, 2025, 11:55 IST

Prince Harry Resigns From Charity: Prince Harry said, “Today’s decision is nothing short of devastating for all of us, but we see no other path forward."

Prince Harry African Charity: Prince Harry established Sentebale in Lesotho in 2006 in honour of his mother Princess Diana after visiting the southern African country during his gap year.

Prince Harry resigned from African charity Sentebale which he set up 20 years ago owing to infighting in the organisation. The Duke of Sussex said that he is “in shock" and “truly heartbroken" as he and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons.

Prince Harry established Sentebale in Lesotho in 2006 in honour of his mother Princess Diana after visiting the southern African country during his gap year. The dispute in the charity arose around a decision to focus fundraising in Africa, it was reported.

Prince Harry 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 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."

The statement continued, “What’s transpired is unthinkable. We are in shock that we have to do this, but we have a continued responsibility to Sentebale’s beneficiaries, so we will be sharing all of our concerns with the Charity Commission as to how this came about."

“Today’s 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," it added.

A spokesperson for the charity said it has not received the resignations, adding, “We are pleased to confirm the restructuring of our board on 25 March 2025 to introduce experts with the capabilities and networks to accelerate Sentebale’s transformation agenda as announced last year."

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